Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)20s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)19s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
2
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1553
2244
2730
4970
5296
5428
4822
4881
4651
4722
3820
5526
5394
4523
3789
3532
3212
2760
2280
1752
1242
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM2.39m
00:09AM2.52m
12:33PM2.34m
00:49AM2.45m
1:20PM2.28m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.31m
6:28AM0.28m
6:41PM0.40m
7:12AM0.33m
7:30PM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
10
9
7
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
7
7
5
3
1
4
6
6
6
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