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Lat Long: 46.54° S 169.62° E

Purakaunui Bay Surf Photo: 'PK' by Hux

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Purakaunui Bay sea temperature is

11.3° C

2.1°

Purakaunui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	ENE	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	14 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	SW	ENE	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	SW	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	SW
	14 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW	NNW	SW	NE
	14 s	off	6 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	WNW	SW	ENE
	14 s	off	6 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	SW	NE
	15 s	cross- off	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	SW
	15 s	cross- off	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW
	16 s	cross- off	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW
	16 s	cross- off	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW
	16 s	cross- off	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	SW
	16 s	cross- off	16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SW
	16 s	cross- off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW		SW
	16 s	off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW
	16 s	off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	NW	SW
	16 s	off	5 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	NW	SW
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Purakaunui Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 55 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.6 ft). Range 2.32m (7.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Purakaunui Bay Surf Photo: 'PK' by Hux

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User: Hux (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:19 am 5 Apr 2021