Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4993
4893
4509
4385
4416
4782
5140
4957
4797
4402
4343
4135
3720
3720
3377
3377
3154
2801
2724
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36PM2.67m
12:03PM2.65m
00:18AM2.58m
12:48PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.03m
6:14PM0.20m
6:35AM0.12m
7:02PM0.32m
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Temp °C
14
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14
14
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14
Feels °C
10
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14
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12
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