Te Paki Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.53° S 172.73° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.2° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 May)	-	-
Afternoon (14 May)	10ft (3.0m)	17s
Evening (14 May)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 14			Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sun 17
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	5006	4027	3455	3260	2796	2510	2243	1903	1736	1581	1418	1086	892	961	878	809	721	689	528	416	455	460	607	695
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			7:00PM2.41m				7:13AM2.53m				7:48PM2.57m				8:02AM2.62m				8:35PM2.70m				8:50AM2.68m
Low Tide					1:05AM0.36m				1:31PM0.10m				1:55AM0.24m				2:19PM-0.01m				2:45AM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—
	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	16	15	15	15	16	16	17
Feels °C	14	15	12	13	13	13	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17
kJ	5006	4027	3455	3260	2796	2510	2243	1903	1736	1581	1418	1086	892	961	878	809	721	689	528	416	409	319	314	695
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	WSW 20	SW 20	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12
kJ	74	57	—	—	55	46	46	33	46	45	—	46	35	35	37	38	64	62	256	388	455	460	607	228
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 26	SW 24	WSW 24	SW 23	WSW 22	WSW 21	NE 9	NE 9	S 8	SW 15	S 5	NE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	22	54	133	308	302	64	65	1	55	13	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 4	SE 4	E 3	—	—	—	E 8	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	E 4	E 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	44	55	11	29	6	—	—	—	66	36	29	16	19	12	12	7	21	37	66	54	42	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	2	5	5	4	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	22	11	10	10	10	63	14	14	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Herangi Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Bluff-North Side	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Baylys Beach	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Rock Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Riet River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	J-Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dias Beach South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	6	5

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