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Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 841 | 909 | 836 | 1046 | 862 | 1518 | 1783 | 1626 | 1042 | 919 | 778 | 578 | 505 | 453 | 446 | 371 | 304 | 284 | 299 | 314 | 409 | 573 | 663 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:40AM 2.82 | 2:01PM 2.89 | 2:32AM 2.68 | 2:53PM 2.76 | 3:26AM 2.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 0.18 | 8:20PM 0.11 | 8:41AM 0.29 | 9:14PM 0.24 | 9:34AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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