Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1444
891
1261
1182
951
766
742
657
471
378
379
319
874
1155
1203
1086
1053
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:24AM2.23m
3:02PM2.10m
3:17AM2.09m
4:03PM2.03m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.58m
8:50AM0.52m
9:13PM0.73m
9:45AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
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