Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (07 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
W
16
3
SW
15
4
WSW
9
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3832
3689
7396
4822
2663
2705
3017
3221
2098
1227
1028
1303
1053
918
932
908
895
747
583
494
546
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
SSW
5
NNE
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
off
on
High Tide
5:41PM2.26m
6:08AM2.18m
6:45PM2.42m
7:09AM2.33m
7:38PM2.58m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.52m
11:59PM0.56m
12:22PM0.40m
1:01AM0.40m
1:19PM0.25m
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
10
10
12
11
11
12
11
11
9
10
10
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