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Peka Peka Beach

Wellington, New Zealand

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Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:49 pm
7 am
7.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
21 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:49 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am11
7.2Great8 am53
7.3Great9 am96
7.4Great10 am85
7.5Great11 am95
7.6Great12 pm95
7.6Great1 pm74
7.7Great2 pm64
7.8Great3 pm42
7.9Great4 pm42
7.8Great5 pm32
7.8Great6 pm21
7.6GreatNow21
Sat
4.9Fair7 am1912
4.3Fair8 am2113
3.4Poor9 am2314
3.0Poor10 am2314
3.0Poor11 am2314
2.9Poor12 pm2314
3.6Poor1 pm2314
3.6Poor2 pm2415
4.8Fair3 pm2415
5.5Good4 pm2415
5.5Good5 pm2314
4.9Fair6 pm2315
4.9Fair7 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 mHigh 8 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m460 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miWaikanae (town)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 91%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 25%