Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
19.5° 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 4PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.2
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1212111111111111111111101010101010998881716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2277183512141427221624762318258027182558230819541724140911151004895664548477341249235208
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
2.56
12:04AM
2.62
12:24PM
2.40
1:00AM
2.48
1:24PM
2.24
2:04AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.10
6:22AM
0.30
6:42PM
0.26
7:22AM
0.45
7:43PM
0.41
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C161718151615151516161615151414151415151415141415
Feels °C (?)15141512121110101111109101111129910811101111
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