Paea Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.70° S 149.57° W

Paea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paea sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paea at 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2906
2474
2261
1900
1724
1484
1396
1212
994
965
850
745
734
640
569
466
451
443
384
347
289
275
256
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:26AM0.17m
11:22PM0.21m
10:35AM0.22m
11:17PM0.24m
10:57AM0.27m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.14m
4:59PM0.09m
5:12AM0.12m
5:05PM0.05m
5:09AM0.08m
5:23PM0.02m
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cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
23
23
25
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
26
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
22
20
20
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