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Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 11 Feb 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Feb) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Feb) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Feb) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 | 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 201 | 166 | 154 | 125 | 242 | 237 | 221 | 217 | 180 | 189 | 196 | 158 | 158 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 77 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 55 | 74 | 69 | 206 | 195 | 225 | 222 | 247 | 235 | 184 | 346 | 336 | 254 | 195 | 263 | 430 | 660 | 293 | 220 | 185 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 2.60 | 11:41AM 2.74 | 12:04AM 2.66 | 12:19PM 2.80 | 12:40AM 2.69 | 12:55PM 2.81 | 1:15AM 2.69 | 1:29PM 2.77 | 1:48AM 2.64 | 2:02PM 2.69 | 2:21AM 2.57 | 2:36PM 2.58 | 2:55AM 2.47 | 3:11PM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:30AM 0.33 | 5:56PM 0.21 | 6:10AM 0.26 | 6:33PM 0.16 | 6:46AM 0.22 | 7:09PM 0.16 | 7:21AM 0.23 | 7:43PM 0.20 | 7:55AM 0.29 | 8:16PM 0.29 | 8:29AM 0.38 | 8:50PM 0.41 | 9:05AM 0.51 | 9:25PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wed 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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