Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is

16.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Paki today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (15 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1220	810	799	2826	965	1079	1236	1997	2866	5607	8917	8496	7717	6583	5444	4696	3280	2489	1945	1399	1092	898	784	734
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:05AM2.38m				12:31PM2.41m				00:43AM2.24m					1:12PM2.28m				1:25AM2.10m				1:58PM2.14m
Low Tide			6:17AM0.32m				6:43PM0.50m				6:56AM0.46m					7:26PM0.64m				7:40AM0.60m				8:15PM0.77m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—
mm	—	—	1	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	14	13	12	7	10	8	8	8	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	6	6	7	6	7	6	7	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	N 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ENE 10	NE 10	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1220	810	799	150	965	1079	1236	10	16	—	—	8496	7717	6583	5444	4696	3280	2489	1945	1399	1092	898	784	734
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	WSW 8	ENE 10	NW 7	N 7	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 18	S 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	15	140	10	54	94	15	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	715	10	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 10	—	ENE 10	NE 10	N 12	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17
kJ	—	15	—	10	16	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	6	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	WSW 14	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 12	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	S 7	S 9	—	S 9	S 9	S 7	S 7
kJ	88	178	537	2826	597	658	874	1997	2866	5607	8917	—	—	—	—	—	160	432	780	—	551	505	381	376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Loisell's East Cape	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Waipu River Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	190	411	661	24	37	180	104	104	204	411	227	97	209	84	84	81	81	190	79	133	11	11	11	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach			Houhora Harbour Bar	Takou Bay	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar		Omaha Beach and Bar	Takou Bay	Waipu Cove	The Ledge	Taipa Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Baylys Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipapakauri Beach	Waipapakauri Beach
Rating (10 max)	4			2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5

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