Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is

16.0° C

Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Paki today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1719	1460	2020	2140	2171	1514	1785	1319	1408	961	1261	1083	932	748	667	590	531
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			1:36AM2.40m				2:08PM2.21m				2:24AM2.23m					3:02PM2.10m
Low Tide	7:27PM0.42m				8:00AM0.40m				8:18PM0.58m				8:50AM0.52m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	12	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14
Feels °C	12	11	11	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	10	11	10	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1719	1460	2020	2140	2171	1514	1785	1319	1408	961	1261	1083	932	748	667	590	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	N 9	N 9	N 10	SW 17	NNE 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SW 16	SW 16	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	527	661	25	25	29	580	19	527	326	546	19	18	18	66	66	13	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	N 7	S 8	S 8	NNW 10	N 8	N 8	SSE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	S 6	S 5	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 8
kJ	17	9	5	12	18	18	18	14	18	17	6	4	8	12	13	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 6	—	—	SSE 4	S 5	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	32	35	21	27	—	12	—	—	6	4	3	2	2	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Twilight Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	5	10	5	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	10	10	11	10	78	14	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-North Side	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Herangi Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5

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