Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
5
SW
15
6
SSW
11
4
SW
15
5.5
SSW
12
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7783
4123
4193
7230
7393
8383
8157
7954
8026
9900
8357
6356
7894
6125
5441
5091
4027
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:53PM2.80m
11:15AM2.60m
11:33PM2.69m
11:56AM2.51m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.04m
5:24PM0.11m
5:51AM0.13m
6:06PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
7
6
6
7
7
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
4
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