Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.6° 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 1PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (23 Feb)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
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131312121212121212121212111818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148414431594209021101904184715581381124010428657786665583443443432783194497547761486
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
2.48
1:51PM
2.49
2:24AM
2.36
2:43PM
2.32
3:24AM
2.24
3:47PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.32
8:13PM
0.27
8:38AM
0.48
9:09PM
0.41
9:42AM
0.62
10:17PM
0.53
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:14-------8:13-------8:12--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819202019181717171820201918181818192122201919
Feels °C (?)181818191717161515171719191716171818192121191919
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