Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
938
832
612
439
428
352
249
235
211
496
496
353
262
350
346
346
297
231
255
312
381
728
704
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:00AM2.48m
1:24PM2.24m
2:04AM2.35m
2:34PM2.10m
3:16AM2.26m
3:52PM2.05m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.45m
7:43PM0.41m
8:31AM0.56m
8:53PM0.53m
9:44AM0.60m
10:06PM0.58m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:55
5:54
5:53
5:52
1
1
3
10
6
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
14
15
14
14
11
11
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
9
14
13
14
13
15
14
10
7
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
13
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
1045
938
832
612
111
140
252
249
235
144
496
496
353
262
261
203
135
111
110
111
61
381
728
704
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
1
S
6
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
96
164
98
93
78
43
111
140
138
211
37
16
71
71
350
346
346
297
231
212
312
168
67
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
106
37
55
90
96
83
43
43
35
34
5
4
9
9
17
97
145
255
168
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
SE
6
0.8
E
4
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
439
428
352
236
134
113
121
107
108
168
152
20
93
29
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
3
2
Distance (km)
5
5
10
69
25
11
69
37
11
11
11
11
11
69
11
0
0
5
0
11
10
61
22
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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