- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Te Paki Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Te Paki today?
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (24 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1268 | 1880 | 3123 | 2865 | 2758 | 2381 | 1959 | 1463 | 1255 | 1139 | 1048 | 852 | 673 | 537 | 618 | 690 | 543 | 543 | 519 | 418 | 398 | 379 | 314 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:27PM2.11m | 3:55AM2.28m | 4:34PM2.10m | 4:55AM2.24m | 5:34PM2.14m | 5:49AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.56m | 10:22AM0.50m | 10:41PM0.61m | 11:19AM0.48m | 11:39PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NE 12 | SW 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 1450 | 1351 | 3123 | 2865 | 2758 | 2381 | 1229 | 1463 | 1250 | 1293 | 1439 | 1293 | 1202 | 913 | 794 | 638 | 568 | 437 | 370 | 315 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SW 15 | NNE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1268 | 1880 | 1351 | 1278 | 1188 | 1208 | 1959 | 518 | 1255 | 1139 | 1048 | 852 | 673 | 537 | 618 | 690 | 543 | 543 | 519 | 418 | 398 | 379 | 287 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 545 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 107 | 125 | 162 | 261 | — | 45 | 15 | 57 | 113 | 20 | 290 | 314 | 427 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 141 | 124 | 108 | 105 | 125 | 143 | 143 | 1979 | 125 | 95 | 88 | 67 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 299 | 69 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Te Paki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest