Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 636 | 628 | 503 | 482 | 735 | 699 | 679 | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2236 | 1611 | 1438 | 2349 | 1611 | 1671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.73m | 9:03AM2.58m | 9:29PM2.82m | 9:49AM2.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.13m | 3:13PM-0.00m | 3:45AM0.04m | 3:58PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 302 | 284 | 332 | 332 | 392 | 735 | 699 | 604 | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2236 | 1611 | 1438 | 2349 | 1611 | 1671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 502 | 636 | 628 | 503 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 679 | 440 | 451 | 326 | 29 | 266 | 318 | 57 | 210 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 9 | SW 20 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 65 | 62 | 40 | 299 | 392 | 528 | 390 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 186 | 33 | 54 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 108 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
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