Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 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 3PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. 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 Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
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
1.2
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
1837
1968
2475
2199
2082
2140
1708
1452
1326
1144
932
736
645
580
511
553
548
680
979
1111
949
1065
1030
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
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-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:09PM2.17m
6:28AM2.34m
7:00PM2.28m
7:14AM2.39m
7:43PM2.37m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.48m
00:14AM0.52m
12:47PM0.38m
1:04AM0.45m
1:30PM0.30m
1:49AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
14
14
13
12
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
686
1837
1968
2475
2199
2082
2140
1708
1452
1326
1144
932
736
645
580
511
514
403
314
979
1111
949
1065
1030
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
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
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
286
14
13
12
146
106
26
26
26
11
25
49
22
142
195
382
553
548
680
268
228
217
174
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
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
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
31
6
6
5
11
26
21
23
23
23
12
11
49
22
66
91
66
14
56
104
104
91
91
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
NNE
11
0.6
E
3
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
97
139
181
130
2
23
8
83
93
95
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
78
78
78
78
22
10
10
22
10
10
5
5
5
0
5
5
0
5
5
10
0
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
7
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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