Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2461 | 1611 | 1571 | 2173 | 2201 | 1486 | 1048 | 1738 | 1806 | 2328 | 3156 | 3857 | 3978 | 4461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.82m | 9:49AM2.64m | 10:12PM2.85m | 10:33AM2.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.04m | 3:58PM-0.03m | 4:29AM0.00m | 4:42PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2461 | 1611 | 1571 | 2173 | 2201 | 1486 | 1048 | 1738 | 1806 | 2328 | 3156 | 3857 | 3978 | 4461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 440 | 387 | 382 | 41 | 273 | 268 | 57 | 55 | 404 | 194 | 230 | 160 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SW 20 | — | ENE 10 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 10 | 10 | — | 186 | — | 37 | 38 | 323 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | 36 | 53 | 43 | 52 | — | — | 13 | 69 | 412 | 684 | 854 | 899 | 910 | 722 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
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