Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Te Paki today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2212
2653
2437
2372
2247
1929
1754
1422
1401
1208
1135
1044
1029
852
839
839
790
962
1474
1858
1837
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM2.21m
4:25AM2.05m
5:13PM2.21m
5:48AM2.07m
6:27PM2.29m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.53m
10:19PM0.66m
10:47AM0.58m
11:38PM0.62m
12:02PM0.54m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:00
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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1
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Temp °C
14
16
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
14
7
7
8
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
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