Puwheke Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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Puwheke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Puwheke Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Puwheke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Puwheke Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Puwheke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NE
1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)66666666613131313131312123456666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10710354282112116644363333114298195270281280
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.96
6:00AM
1.89
6:33PM
2.00
6:59AM
1.94
7:25PM
2.06
7:51AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.57
11:41AM
0.50
12:16AM
0.52
12:37PM
0.46
1:07AM
0.46
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-6:19-------6:20-------6:21------
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-22---------------------
Temp. °C171514141313141515131211111111131414151515151515
Feels °C (?)1111119889101089988810991099988
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks has fallen light (light winds from the SW at Kaitaia Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. 2.3m 11s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
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Actual: 53 min ago

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Clean
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