Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.40° E

Paparahi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paparahi Point sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Paparahi Point today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Paparahi Point at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
233
233
178
140
140
164
164
111
100
80
78
71
114
232
230
210
132
205
243
236
152
134
117
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58PM1.93m
5:34AM1.82m
5:53PM1.93m
6:28AM1.88m
6:42PM1.93m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.38m
11:23PM0.30m
11:42AM0.39m
00:15AM0.26m
12:36PM0.38m
1:02AM0.22m
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Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
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20
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
20
20
18
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
20
18
19
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
14
15
13
14
14
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