Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
16
2
W
8
2.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1086
1086
999
999
778
1155
924
813
726
632
499
440
355
299
111
173
212
170
236
274
484
963
1102
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:29AM2.01m
3:14PM1.98m
3:33AM1.90m
4:27PM1.93m
4:48AM1.87m
5:40PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.70m
9:30PM0.89m
10:00AM0.78m
10:43PM0.93m
11:11AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
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