Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 NZST
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Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 7PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
!
!
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1924
1743
1650
2141
2311
1922
2334
2443
2293
3074
5006
4027
3668
3470
2796
2510
1863
1960
1644
1459
1576
1006
1134
1014
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:09PM2.24m
6:24AM2.41m
7:00PM2.41m
7:13AM2.53m
7:48PM2.57m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.41m
00:13AM0.49m
12:44PM0.24m
1:05AM0.36m
1:31PM0.10m
1:55AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
14
13
14
12
13
14
14
12
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1924
1743
1650
2141
2311
1922
2244
1762
1788
3074
5006
4027
3668
3470
2796
2510
1863
1960
1644
1459
1576
1006
1134
1014
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
26
0.7
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
1.1
SW
22
1.4
SW
21
1.4
SW
21
1.8
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SSW
13
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
235
560
920
1215
1796
1713
2334
2443
2293
1207
75
58
44
54
45
45
34
34
35
45
45
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
9
8
15
8
13
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
4
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
NE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
25
41
50
119
57
16
35
32
7
11
34
28
23
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
5
4
4
4
5
2
5
3
5
5
1
4
1
4
1
1
4
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
14
25
14
5
10
10
10
10
63
10
14
22
10
10
10
63
10
63
63
10
14
10
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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