
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
778 | 637 | 570 | 503 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 374 | 305 | 300 | 310 | 277 | 282 | 728 | 1453 | 1839 | 2116 | 1852 | 1806 | 1513 | 1436 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04PM2.21m | 7:33AM2.17m | 7:48PM2.35m | 8:16AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.65m | 1:20AM0.52m | 1:35PM0.52m | 2:03AM0.34m | 2:19PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
778 | 637 | 570 | 503 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 374 | 305 | 300 | 103 | 134 | 131 | 728 | 1453 | 1839 | 2116 | 1852 | 1806 | 1513 | 1436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 83 | 310 | 277 | 282 | 114 | 86 | 61 | 44 | 30 | 27 | 396 | 552 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SW 22 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
22 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 152 | 252 | 274 | 546 | 22 | — | 118 | 180 | 300 | 18 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 86 | 103 | 86 | 72 | 100 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 11 | 185 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 78 | 78 | 0 |
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