Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1062 | 1034 | 833 | 736 | 667 | 581 | 507 | 410 | 319 | 319 | 455 | 1061 | 1780 | 2008 | 1909 | 1967 | 1289 | 1079 | 915 | 1869 | 1571 | 1571 | 1532 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.63m | 10:40AM2.64m | 10:52PM2.58m | 11:16AM2.60m | 11:28PM2.50m | 11:53AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.20m | 5:05AM0.11m | 5:27PM0.27m | 5:41AM0.20m | 6:04PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1062 | 1034 | 833 | 736 | 667 | 581 | 507 | 196 | 189 | 177 | 136 | 1061 | 1780 | 2008 | 1909 | 1967 | 1289 | 1079 | 915 | 1869 | 1571 | 1571 | 1532 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 80 | 110 | 219 | 410 | 299 | 295 | 352 | 130 | 127 | 90 | 88 | 66 | 727 | 905 | 781 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 214 | 319 | 319 | 455 | 286 | — | 256 | 253 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 48 | 47 | 56 | 24 | 10 | 67 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 312 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 620 | 204 | 204 | 190 |
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