Punakērua Beach

Name: Punakērua Beach Surf Spot
Address: Hawke's Bay, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 11:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 8 s going to NW, light cross-offshore wind going to SSE

Swell

0.5 m

8 s

Wind

2 km/h

SSE

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.2 m

Falling

Weather

16 °C

Clear

13 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 7 °C
1 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	6 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.4 m	Clear · 6 °C
2 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.2 m	Clear · 5 °C
3 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.2 m	Clear · 5 °C
4 AM	Fair	0.4 m · 8 s	NW	8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.3 m	Clear · 5 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.4 m · 7 s	NW	9 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 5 °C
6 AM	Fair	0.4 m · 7 s	NW	10 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1 m	Clear · 5 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.4 m · 7 s	NW	12 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.3 m	Clear · 6 °C
8 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	11 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.5 m	Clear · 9 °C
9 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	9 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.5 m	Clear · 12 °C
10 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	7 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.4 m	Clear · 14 °C
11 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	2 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.2 m	Clear · 16 °C
12 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	2 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	WSW Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 16 °C
1 PM	Good	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	5 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 17 °C
2 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	0.3 m	Clear · 16 °C
3 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	0.3 m	Clear · 15 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	11 km/h · 28 km/h gusts	W Onshore	0.3 m	Clear · 13 °C
5 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	5 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	W Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 12 °C
6 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	2 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	W Onshore	0.9 m	Partly cloudy · 10 °C
7 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	1.2 m	Mostly clear · 10 °C
8 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	0 km/h · 3 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.4 m	Mostly clear · 10 °C
9 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.5 m	Clear · 9 °C
10 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.4 m	Clear · 7 °C
11 PM	Good	0.5 m · 8 s	NW	6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.2 m	Clear · 6 °C