Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 9PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
SW
18
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2150
1808
1638
1505
1374
1273
1063
791
623
518
451
345
253
375
293
242
306
390
774
880
1002
1016
1660
4323
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM2.46m
7:24AM2.41m
8:03PM2.61m
8:22AM2.51m
8:57PM2.73m
9:15AM2.58m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.40m
1:41PM0.15m
2:17AM0.27m
2:36PM0.05m
3:12AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
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