Paea Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.70° S 149.57° W

Paea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paea sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.2° 

Paea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Paea today (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paea at 12AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

Table - waves today at Paea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
!
2
2
!
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2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4144
3876
3354
2748
2290
2511
5043
4473
4618
4327
4178
4272
4030
3415
3133
2576
2338
2115
1631
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:09PM0.18m
2:56AM0.19m
2:34PM0.14m
11:28PM0.18m
9:41AM0.17m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.16m
12:04PM0.14m
3:51PM0.14m
5:38AM0.15m
4:55PM0.11m
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
20
20
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
26
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