Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 7PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3657
3139
2682
1920
1223
1127
1050
816
712
590
463
414
309
227
223
179
147
126
84
132
130
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:20PM2.28m
1:36AM2.35m
2:14PM2.22m
2:32AM2.25m
3:18PM2.17m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.33m
7:30PM0.50m
8:03AM0.40m
8:27PM0.60m
9:02AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
11
12
10
10
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
7
7
5
6
5
4
6
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
9
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