Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 4PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3051
2371
1991
2073
1304
1244
2901
3077
3311
5863
6265
7267
9126
10024
9567
9245
8348
7406
6534
5427
4856
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM2.07m
6:25AM2.02m
6:52PM2.22m
7:11AM2.17m
7:32PM2.37m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.74m
00:18AM0.74m
12:31PM0.61m
1:04AM0.57m
1:15PM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
9
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
7
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