Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1289 | 1094 | 915 | 1733 | 1591 | 1571 | 1532 | 1571 | 1006 | 978 | 965 | 1129 | 1317 | 1079 | 1349 | 1905 | 3493 | 7841 | 9724 | 8513 | 6989 | 6046 | 5269 | 4197 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.50m | 11:53AM2.52m | 00:05AM2.38m | 12:31PM2.41m | 00:43AM2.24m | 1:12PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.20m | 6:04PM0.38m | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.50m | 6:56AM0.46m | 7:26PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 7 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1289 | 1094 | 915 | 1733 | 1591 | 1571 | 1532 | 1571 | 1006 | 978 | 965 | 951 | 10 | 1079 | 1349 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 6989 | 6046 | 5269 | 4197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WSW 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 11 | N 12 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 727 | 790 | 781 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 83 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 35 | 38 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 124 | 176 | 494 | 1129 | 1317 | 795 | 964 | 1905 | 3493 | 7841 | 9724 | 8513 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 620 | 227 | 204 | 190 | 190 | 411 | 204 | 676 | 520 | 227 | 219 | 185 | 407 | 273 | 116 | 78 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 490 |
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