Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
!
3
4
4
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3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
3
WNW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131313131312129121414141413151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25762483261026102483224817781374100685187887895913471364118028462609301031372386382041234720
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
2.69
9:00PM
2.70
9:14AM
2.75
9:43PM
2.78
9:58AM
2.75
10:27PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
-0.03
3:08AM
0.08
3:30PM
-0.10
3:52AM
0.05
4:13PM
-0.09
4:39AM
0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:01-------6:00----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------11143-----2471
Temp. °C181918181718181819191919191918171819191818171616
Feels °C (?)16161516141414141515151515151615151616151513109
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