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Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
20.5° 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 5AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jan)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (25 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131312121212121111111111101716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103579392881881467887763575957123646757694798380934253102255822511828148312981028881706625737
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
2.34
2:16PM
2.46
2:48AM
2.27
3:06PM
2.35
3:47AM
2.20
4:07PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.27
8:07AM
0.39
8:41PM
0.33
8:59AM
0.50
9:35PM
0.40
10:01AM
0.60
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:38
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---1-----------------
Temp. °C171617181820191919191918192020191818191819202019
Feels °C (?)11911121215141515151615161617161616171517181817
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