Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 12PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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0
!
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11126
10347
10802
10029
8058
7237
6403
5476
4938
4038
3373
2936
2783
2382
2121
1939
1715
1470
1249
1094
1007
913
675
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23AM1.99m
7:05PM2.13m
7:17AM2.07m
7:52PM2.23m
8:03AM2.16m
8:34PM2.34m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.82m
12:40PM0.63m
1:15AM0.75m
1:30PM0.54m
2:02AM0.64m
2:14PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
7
8
9
10
8
9
9
7
8
9
7
7
7
9
8
9
10
10
12
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