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Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
NW
2.1
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)999911111212141414141414131313131312121477
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225194162127150155164110285285277269265257250246205163156146144327420537
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ENE
30
NNE
30
N
20
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
2.36
11:05AM
2.56
11:16PM
2.41
11:40AM
2.61
11:54PM
2.43
12:16PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.23
5:15PM
0.33
5:24AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.27
6:01AM
0.18
6:31PM
0.24
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:35-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:42-------8:42
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
366412-----12-1712246153---
Temp. °C202121212122212220202021212221212123232121222120
Feels °C (?)182122232324242522212122212322222222222121201817
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