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Punakaiki surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 16.2°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 16.6 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 14.0 °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 16.2°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 16.6 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 14.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?

The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.6
WSW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)91010101112121212121212121212121111111111111415151515151515151414141414131313131313131312121212121213139991013131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)132518872120198019851673141910989978007106155285284564493833763143142632684434564684945074874684624564434374313513312992322292252252252222121951891891891471501151352022547828501170135512261103
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
SE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrossglassoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffoffoffglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
2.60
2:02PM
2.57
2:20AM
2.51
2:39PM
2.46
2:59AM
2.41
3:23PM
2.34
3:47AM
2.30
4:19PM
2.23
4:49AM
2.21
5:33PM
2.16
6:08AM
2.20
6:57PM
2.19
7:28AM
2.31
8:12PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
0.33
7:55AM
0.38
8:13PM
0.43
8:32AM
0.48
8:51PM
0.55
9:13AM
0.59
9:37PM
0.68
10:06AM
0.69
10:35PM
0.78
11:13AM
0.76
11:49PM
0.83
12:33PM
0.72
1:09AM
0.76
1:50PM
0.57
2:19AM
0.59
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise----7:47-------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20----
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Rain (mm)
-221---------------------------------------------27111------
Temp. °C121212111113141312121212131516141312121113151514131312121416151514141413151616151414131415161616151515151414131313131313
Feels °C (?)5447911119891010111214131110111012141415121211101315141513121211141415141212111213131313111112151211101213131313

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