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Lat Long: 34.97° S 173.65° E

Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.1° 

Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.3
N
9
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
241
241
235
268
349
407
440
263
416
388
355
355
316
289
289
239
239
216
216
193
193
147
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM1.93m
3:49AM1.74m
4:21PM1.91m
4:56AM1.76m
5:20PM1.91m
5:57AM1.81m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.33m
9:43PM0.40m
10:00AM0.38m
10:47PM0.37m
11:05AM0.40m
11:45PM0.31m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:22
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6:18
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7:55
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7:57
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7:59
 mm
1
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
18
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
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