Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
769
683
604
581
755
1694
1718
1860
1428
1310
1214
1073
933
933
1006
1083
1077
1012
527
1029
1082
1785
1692
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:17AM1.87m
4:02PM1.97m
4:31AM1.84m
5:12PM1.99m
5:44AM1.89m
6:14PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.80m
10:26PM0.88m
10:46AM0.82m
11:35PM0.82m
11:51AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
13
14
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
9
10
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