Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Te Paki today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 7AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
10
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4677
3006
2768
3585
7112
6675
6734
7074
7019
6997
7082
6143
7262
7500
8599
9351
9262
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:47AM1.97m
2:30PM1.97m
2:52AM1.86m
3:46PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.80m
8:10AM0.74m
8:50PM0.91m
9:18AM0.83m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
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6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
8
9
10
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
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