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Te Paki Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Te Paki today?
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
3299 | 3087 | 2959 | 2795 | 1876 | 3399 | 2173 | 2241 | 2001 | 1743 | 1734 | 2141 | 2258 | 2212 | 2334 | 2469 | 2293 | 3074 | 5006 | 4027 | 3222 | 3260 | 2453 | 2457 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.08m | 5:32AM2.28m | 6:09PM2.24m | 6:24AM2.41m | 7:00PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.56m | 11:18PM0.61m | 11:54AM0.41m | 00:13AM0.49m | 12:44PM0.24m | 1:05AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 3299 | 3087 | 2959 | 2795 | 1876 | 10 | 2173 | 2241 | 2001 | 1743 | 1734 | 2141 | 2258 | 2212 | 2244 | 1944 | 1831 | 3074 | 5006 | 4027 | 3222 | 3260 | 2453 | 2457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | ENE 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 235 | 560 | 920 | 1072 | 1796 | 1713 | 2334 | 2469 | 2293 | 1207 | 93 | 74 | 57 | 45 | 51 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 489 | 3399 | 117 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 144 | 119 | — | — | 61 | 96 | 17 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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