Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
3.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2094
1693
1460
1155
1137
969
892
600
837
924
911
736
549
518
579
553
663
663
392
270
1200
1395
1287
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:21AM2.29m
8:44PM2.49m
8:59AM2.40m
9:19PM2.59m
9:35AM2.48m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.47m
2:28PM0.33m
2:54AM0.33m
3:04PM0.23m
3:30AM0.22m
3:40PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
2
2
5
12
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
10
11
12
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
14
15
14
6
6
7
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