Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2352
2097
1962
2665
2846
2637
3475
3264
2677
2744
2699
2658
4993
4676
4572
4274
4274
4605
4915
4733
4578
4343
4135
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:43AM2.66m
10:57PM2.71m
11:22AM2.68m
11:36PM2.67m
12:03PM2.65m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.02m
4:50PM0.11m
5:11AM-0.01m
5:31PM0.13m
5:52AM0.03m
6:14PM0.20m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
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7:09
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7:07
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7:29
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7:29
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7:30
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
14
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