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Punakaiki Surf Forecast
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Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1033 | 916 | 758 | 628 | 520 | 385 | 284 | 215 | 163 | 116 | 103 | 63 | 991 | 1151 | 1178 | 1626 | 1537 | 1896 | 1956 | 2383 | 2535 | 2951 | 3131 | 2899 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:46AM 2.72 | 1:05PM 2.61 | 1:21AM 2.60 | 1:40PM 2.50 | 1:57AM 2.45 | 2:17PM 2.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 0.25 | 7:14PM 0.35 | 7:34AM 0.39 | 7:51PM 0.48 | 8:11AM 0.54 | 8:30PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Recent cross-shore wind 72 km from Punakaiki has fallen light (light winds from the SSE at HokitikaAeroAws). Waves should be turning clean at Punakaiki. 1.1m 13s groundswell from the W with a 0.8m 16s long period groundswell from the WSW and a 0.5m 16s long period groundswell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.- Offshore wind has become very light (light winds from the SSE at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). Surf should be turning clean at Cobden Beach - The Channel. 1.1m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.8m 16s long period groundswell from the W and a 0.5m 10s swell from the N. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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