Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.6° 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.8
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
287
330
330
686
1837
1968
2475
2199
2082
2140
1708
1452
1326
1144
932
736
712
580
511
553
548
680
979
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34AM2.28m
6:09PM2.17m
6:28AM2.34m
7:00PM2.28m
7:14AM2.39m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.57m
11:56AM0.48m
00:14AM0.52m
12:47PM0.38m
1:04AM0.45m
1:30PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:51
5:50
5:49
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
19
19
18
14
14
15
15
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
594
287
330
330
686
1837
1968
2475
2199
2082
2140
1708
1452
1326
1144
932
736
712
580
511
455
455
355
979
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1
SW
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
N
11
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
9
78
61
59
286
14
13
12
11
26
26
26
11
11
25
49
22
142
195
382
553
548
680
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.3
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.1
SW
18
0.2
N
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
N
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
N
13
0.4
SW
15
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
59
9
59
206
31
6
6
5
5
21
21
23
23
23
12
11
49
22
66
91
66
14
56
73
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
1
S
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
NNE
11
Energy kJ
73
97
135
186
145
138
106
32
62
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
10
5
10
78
78
78
78
10
22
22
10
22
22
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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