Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
20
3
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4414
4394
4469
4469
4027
3788
3563
3344
5051
6016
9172
8767
8245
6929
6012
5321
4808
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21PM2.81m
11:42AM2.54m
00:06AM2.71m
12:29PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.09m
5:52PM0.10m
6:26AM0.17m
6:39PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
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