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Punakaiki Surf Forecast
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Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 1PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7073 | 6890 | 6027 | 5100 | 4339 | 3762 | 3232 | 2787 | 2785 | 1809 | 1317 | 2113 | 3854 | 4522 | 5176 | 3150 | 2906 | 4002 | 3279 | 1491 | 1357 | 1194 | 1215 | 1013 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 2.68 | 12:10AM 2.67 | 12:27PM 2.67 | 12:44AM 2.63 | 1:00PM 2.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 0.26 | 6:04PM 0.28 | 6:20AM 0.30 | 6:38PM 0.31 | 6:53AM 0.37 | 7:12PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Cobden Beach - The Channel (light winds from the SW at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). A 3.7m groundswell from the W is too big for here
46 km away, 1 h 4 min ago
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