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Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 22 Nov 2024 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 3AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 2338 | 1820 | 1469 | 1127 | 866 | 736 | 575 | 509 | 416 | 437 | 402 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 294 | 232 | 196 | 163 | 169 | 143 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 111 | 102 | 99 | 68 | 98 | 57 | 55 | 255 | 76 | 179 | 168 | 155 | 133 | 142 | 187 | 205 | 195 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 186 | 224 | 220 | 217 | 172 | 441 | 424 | 392 | 449 | 361 | 265 | 247 | 232 | 229 | 176 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 2.27 | 4:37PM 2.32 | 5:16AM 2.16 | 5:40PM 2.23 | 6:20AM 2.12 | 6:43PM 2.19 | 7:20AM 2.14 | 7:40PM 2.21 | 8:12AM 2.20 | 8:30PM 2.27 | 8:58AM 2.29 | 9:14PM 2.34 | 9:38AM 2.38 | 9:56PM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:00PM 0.55 | 10:22AM 0.70 | 11:00PM 0.67 | 11:23AM 0.79 | 12:03AM 0.73 | 12:26PM 0.82 | 1:03AM 0.73 | 1:26PM 0.80 | 1:56AM 0.69 | 2:19PM 0.74 | 2:44AM 0.63 | 3:05PM 0.65 | 3:26AM 0.56 | 3:47PM 0.57 | 4:06AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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