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Punakaiki surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 15.0°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.4 °C max: 17.0 °C min: 13.7 °C)
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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 15.0°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.4 °C max: 17.0 °C min: 13.7 °C)
How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 2AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 673 | 971 | 1150 | 1243 | 1744 | 1862 | 3041 | 4379 | 4510 | 4444 | 4259 | 3696 | 2959 | 2346 | 1949 | 1575 | 1261 | 1078 | 915 | 771 | 653 | 556 | 513 | 411 | 397 | 319 | 302 | 242 | 242 | 198 | 205 | 217 | 244 | 261 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 285 | 254 | 243 | 308 | 366 | 427 | 490 | 446 | 432 | 425 | 409 | 627 | 1024 | 957 | 825 | 684 | 537 | 440 | 355 | 286 | 277 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 2.66 | 12:04PM 2.63 | 12:22AM 2.62 | 12:42PM 2.56 | 1:00AM 2.55 | 1:24PM 2.47 | 1:44AM 2.46 | 2:13PM 2.37 | 2:36AM 2.38 | 3:12PM 2.28 | 3:39AM 2.32 | 4:22PM 2.24 | 4:52AM 2.33 | 5:37PM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:57AM 0.32 | 6:14PM 0.36 | 6:34AM 0.37 | 6:52PM 0.44 | 7:14AM 0.44 | 7:35PM 0.54 | 8:02AM 0.53 | 8:25PM 0.63 | 8:58AM 0.60 | 9:25PM 0.70 | 10:04AM 0.62 | 10:34PM 0.71 | 11:16AM 0.58 | 11:46PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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