Pareparea Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.46° S 174.44° E

Pareparea Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pareparea Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.1° 

Pareparea 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 Pareparea Bay today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pareparea Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
9
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
28
28
56
94
150
8
150
127
108
110
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:39AM1.82m
2:26PM1.87m
2:46AM1.79m
3:34PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.45m
8:02AM0.30m
8:42PM0.48m
9:09AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
10
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
14
15
12
11
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