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Whareroa Beach

Paekākāriki, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Head-high (1.7 m) at 7 s, heading toward SE, with strong cross-onshore wind toward E.

Swell

1.7 m

7 s

Wind

32 km/h

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.1 m

Falling

Weather

12 °C

Clear

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 8 s	SE	30 km/h · 68 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 13 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.9 m · 8 s	SE	27 km/h · 65 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 13 °C
2 AM	Poor	1.2 m · 7 s	SE	25 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 13 °C
3 AM	Poor	1.5 m · 7 s	SE	28 km/h · 65 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
4 AM	Poor	1.6 m · 7 s	SE	32 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.2 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
5 AM	Poor	1.7 m · 7 s	SE	32 km/h · 74 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 12 °C
6 AM	Good	1.8 m · 6 s	SE	19 km/h · 74 km/h gusts	N Offshore	0.9 m	Light showers · 7 °C
7 AM	Good	1.9 m · 6 s	SE	10 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	N Offshore	0.8 m	Light showers · 8 °C
8 AM	Fair	2 m · 6 s	SE	10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	0.8 m	Clear · 10 °C
9 AM	Fair	2.1 m · 6 s	ESE	12 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 11 °C
10 AM	Fair	1.8 m · 6 s	ESE	11 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 12 °C
11 AM	Poor	1.6 m · 6 s	ESE	12 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 13 °C
12 PM	Poor	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	16 km/h · 47 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	0.9 m	Clear · 14 °C
1 PM	Poor	1.2 m · 6 s	ESE	19 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1 m	Clear · 14 °C
2 PM	Poor	1 m · 7 s	ESE	22 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	NNE Cross-shore	1 m	Clear · 14 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.8 m · 7 s	ESE	22 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	1 m	Clear · 13 °C
4 PM	Good	0.9 m · 7 s	ESE	20 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	N Offshore	1 m	Clear · 13 °C
5 PM	Good	0.9 m · 7 s	ESE	19 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	N Offshore	0.9 m	Clear · 12 °C
6 PM	Good	0.9 m · 7 s	ESE	15 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	0.8 m	Clear · 10 °C
7 PM	Good	1 m · 7 s	E	13 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	N Offshore	0.7 m	Clear · 9 °C
8 PM	Good	1 m · 8 s	NE	9 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	0.7 m	Clear · 8 °C
9 PM	Good	1 m · 8 s	NNE	9 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 7 °C
10 PM	Good	1 m · 8 s	NNE	6 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 7 °C
11 PM	Good	1 m · 8 s	NNE	4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	0.7 m	Clear · 7 °C