- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Punakaiki Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
602 | 494 | 467 | 355 | 350 | 345 | 252 | 503 | 503 | 579 | 877 | 1038 | 1455 | 1346 | 1257 | 1091 | 1004 | 812 | 700 | 700 | 573 | 475 | 371 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 6:04PM2.27m | 6:30AM2.39m | 7:10PM2.33m | 7:32AM2.45m | 8:04PM2.41m | 8:23AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.67m | 12:50PM0.53m | 1:15AM0.60m | 1:48PM0.46m | 2:09AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 602 | 494 | 467 | 355 | 350 | 345 | 252 | 503 | 503 | 579 | 877 | 1038 | 1455 | 1346 | 1257 | 1091 | 1004 | 812 | 700 | 700 | 573 | 475 | 371 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 20 | — | WSW 17 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | W 26 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 79 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 63 | 8 | — | 99 | 89 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | W 20 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 13 | N 13 | W 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Punakaiki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest