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Paraparaumu Beach

Paraparaumu, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.7 m) at 6 s, heading toward SE, with light onshore wind toward ESE.

Swell

0.7 m

6 s

Wind

4 km/h

ESE

Onshore

Tide

1.2 m

Rising

Weather

13 °C

Partly cloudy

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	1.2 m · 5 s	SE	6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 11 °C
1 AM	Good	1.1 m · 6 s	SE	7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.4 m	Heavy drizzle · 11 °C
2 AM	Poor	1.1 m · 6 s	SE	12 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	1.3 m	Light showers · 11 °C
3 AM	Poor	1 m · 6 s	SE	13 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	1.1 m	Drizzle · 11 °C
4 AM	Fair	1 m · 6 s	SE	12 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	0.9 m	Drizzle · 11 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 6 s	SE	10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	0.7 m	Light drizzle · 11 °C
6 AM	Good	0.9 m · 6 s	SE	6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	0.6 m	Light drizzle · 11 °C
7 AM	Good	0.8 m · 6 s	SE	9 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	0.5 m	Light drizzle · 11 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 6 s	SE	10 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	0.6 m	Light drizzle · 11 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	SE	8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	S Cross-shore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
10 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 6 s	SE	4 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
11 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 6 s	SE	4 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.2 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	SE	8 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	SE	8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 13 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	SE	8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 14 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	SE	7 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 14 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	7 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1 m	Clear · 13 °C
5 PM	Fair	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	2 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	S Cross-shore	0.8 m	Clear · 13 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	3 km/h · 8 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.7 m	Clear · 11 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	NNE Cross-shore	0.6 m	Clear · 10 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ESE	1 km/h · 5 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 9 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ESE	2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	0.7 m	Clear · 8 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ESE	0 km/h · 3 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	0.9 m	Clear · 8 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	ESE	2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts	W Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 8 °C