Paekakariki Beach
Wellington, New Zealand
- Free parking
No photo of Paekakariki Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:49 pm7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:49 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 300 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
- Drinking water330 m0.2 mi away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables160 m540 ft away
- Playground480 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 180 m570 ft
- Nearest town
- 1.4 km0.9 miPaekākāriki (town)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Whareroa Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north-east away8.0 Great
- Raumati Beach5.8 km3.6 mi north away8.0 Great
- Brendan Beach7.8 km4.9 mi south-west away7.3 Great
- Paraparaumu Beach10 km6.3 mi north away7.7 Great
- Plimmerton Beach14 km8.9 mi south-west away7.3 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 100%
- Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 61%
- Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 80%
- Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 100%
- Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 53%
- Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 65%