Punakaiki Surf Forecast

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Wind Update Cross-off wind 44 km from Punakaiki has swung offshore (light winds from the NE at Carters Beach). 1.9m 14 s period swell from WSW with an additional 1.6m 17 s period swell from WSW , plus 1.5m 9 s period wind swell from NW
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44 km away, 32 min ago

17 km/h

10.5

13.9

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Punakaiki Surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 20 Oct 2019 NZDT

Punakaiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Punakaiki sea temperature is 13.9 °C (Statistics for 20 Oct 1981-2005 - mean: 13.3 max: 14.8 min: 12.1 °C)

48 hr 7 days West Coast South Island Surf

m, °C	Sunday 20			Monday 21								Tuesday 22
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Rating (10 max)
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy(?)	1067	2010	1396	3777	4382	4486	4665	5573	6831	7194	6913	6411	6019	5722	6237	6363	6492	9877
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SE	SW	SW	W	WNW	WSW
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	on
Tide State(?)	-	flow	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high
High Tide / height (m)						4:21AM 2.30				4:51PM 2.31				5:33AM 2.26				6:05PM 2.32
Low Tide / height (m)				10:04PM 0.60				10:34AM 0.69				11:13PM 0.64				11:47AM 0.71
Note: the tide data above is calculated at the surf break location.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph Offshore winds at Punakaiki blow from the ENE.
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast Local Wavefinder Global Wavefinder
	Sunday 20			Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	-	-	3	1	1	1	6	4
Temp. °C	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	10	11	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	12	12	10	10	11	10	10	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04

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