Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Purakaunui Bay today (13 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Purakaunui Bay at 10PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Purakaunui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1688 | 1422 | 1360 | 1155 | 1037 | 952 | 808 | 853 | 1847 | 1647 | 1736 | 1712 | 2390 | 11066 | 11694 | 7465 | 5330 | 3813 | 3816 | 3417 | 2708 | 2098 | 1673 | 861 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.94m | 1:34PM2.12m | 1:56AM2.01m | 2:29PM2.18m | 2:50AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.17m | 7:11AM0.07m | 7:47PM0.13m | 8:07AM0.01m | 8:44PM0.10m | 9:03AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1688 | 1422 | 1360 | 1155 | 1037 | 706 | 706 | 645 | 1847 | 1647 | 1736 | 1712 | 2390 | — | 11694 | 7465 | 5330 | 3813 | 3816 | 3417 | 2708 | 2098 | 1673 | 861 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 314 | 432 | 522 | 964 | 954 | 952 | 808 | 853 | 2 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 152 | 373 | 11066 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 67 | 157 | 171 | 150 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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