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Punakaiki surf break

Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
17.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?

The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

Hourly12 Days
West Coast South Island Surf
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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
NW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
WSW
1.3
WNW
1
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.8
WSW
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)111116161611121211111111111010109991581010131011111010101215141412121212111210991416161616151515141414151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)85192444135735736046450945071577187893875560049038734627323421818633391946864060640827323433361969727611742673262919931280851751306270869156521202322253422042089188118551666166614211275127511211077822
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
5
W
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
15
NNE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscrossglassoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
2.85
2:55AM
2.77
3:26PM
2.62
3:50AM
2.56
4:28PM
2.38
4:57AM
2.38
5:43PM
2.21
6:16AM
2.26
7:05PM
2.16
7:35AM
2.26
8:18PM
2.20
8:41AM
2.33
9:14PM
2.30
9:31AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.02
8:44PM
0.19
9:12AM
0.22
9:38PM
0.42
10:12AM
0.44
10:40PM
0.64
11:22AM
0.62
11:53PM
0.78
12:41PM
0.71
1:13AM
0.81
1:56PM
0.69
2:23AM
0.74
2:58PM
0.60
3:18AM
0.63
3:45PM
0.49
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-------7:54-------7:56-------7:56-------7:58---
Sunset---7:24-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
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Rain (mm)
--243124861013192212-1121235211--------------------------------17
Temp. °C151614141515151515161617171717181818171616151515151516141413131214161616151514141516161514131313151717161515151516191815
Feels °C (?)13141312131313121112111213191819181716161615131212111313131212912151516141413131414141313111211141616151313141315181614
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