Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.9
WSW
2.3
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)81212121212121111131312121514141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28917822026834135945613631320126417781116105639074066375032873870407536343283309730253030
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNE
15
NW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------16-----2121-1------
Temp. °C181818192021171919181818181818171717171818191918
Feels °C (?)161716171719151817161716151514131211101213141414
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