Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.1
NW
6
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
W
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
14
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
319
874
1155
1203
1086
1053
954
765
584
416
324
334
1001
886
1286
2747
4320
6571
9943
12987
14750
13374
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
W
35
W
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17AM2.09m
4:03PM2.03m
4:18AM1.99m
5:08PM2.01m
5:22AM1.96m
6:10PM2.05m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.62m
10:15PM0.82m
10:44AM0.68m
11:19PM0.85m
11:44AM0.68m
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cloud
clear
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
10
7
3
2
3
4
4
6
8
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