Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 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
20.8° 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 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
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2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151514141414131313131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87577364854253547247954359866761272285919332511278227332467250424482356215519831736
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
2.75
12:10AM
2.60
12:26PM
2.71
12:50AM
2.56
1:06PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
0.08
6:04PM
0.05
6:17AM
0.11
6:44PM
0.07
6:59AM
0.20
7:26PM
0.15
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:16-------8:15-------8:15--
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C202019191919191918181818191817171716171818181818
Feels °C (?)192017161617181816161515171616161614141515151617
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