Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5324
4584
4314
4258
4073
3738
3470
3470
3178
2736
2457
2117
2175
2387
2945
3926
4414
4589
4469
4279
4214
3788
3563
3181
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:47PM2.82m
10:06AM2.61m
10:35PM2.85m
10:54AM2.59m
11:21PM2.81m
11:42AM2.54m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.09m
4:17PM-0.04m
4:52AM0.06m
5:05PM0.01m
5:40AM0.09m
5:52PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
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