
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | 319 | 455 | 1061 | 1780 | 2008 | 1909 | 1967 | 1289 | 1094 | 915 | 1733 | 1591 | 1571 | 1957 | 1187 | 1109 | 978 | 951 | 3091 | 951 | 1064 | 1193 | 2362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52PM2.58m | 11:16AM2.60m | 11:28PM2.50m | 11:53AM2.52m | 00:05AM2.38m | 12:31PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.11m | 5:27PM0.27m | 5:41AM0.20m | 6:04PM0.38m | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
189 | 177 | 133 | 1061 | 1780 | 2008 | 1909 | 1967 | 1289 | 1094 | 915 | 1733 | 1591 | 1571 | 1957 | 1187 | 1109 | 978 | 951 | 15 | 951 | 1064 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 6 | W 7 | NE 10 | N 12 | SW 18 | NE 10 | N 12 | — |
299 | 295 | 352 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 70 | 68 | 727 | 790 | 781 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 101 | 195 | 15 | 3 | 83 | 15 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NE 12 | WNW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — |
319 | 319 | 455 | 286 | — | 256 | 253 | 22 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 51 | 56 | 21 | 49 | 91 | 118 | 59 | 126 | 447 | 3091 | 599 | 535 | 1193 | 2362 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 620 | 227 | 204 | 190 | 322 | 653 | 739 | 24 | 97 | 24 | 24 | 219 |
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