Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
144
142
109
130
162
255
366
444
754
653
702
733
795
773
521
485
567
669
669
1115
1164
979
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:40AM2.17m
4:33PM2.18m
4:57AM2.16m
5:49PM2.27m
6:12AM2.23m
6:56PM2.42m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.50m
10:51PM0.66m
11:23AM0.46m
00:05AM0.57m
12:31PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
4
6
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
12
13
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
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