Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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4
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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)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2998
2869
5195
4829
5433
4815
3796
3479
2742
3532
4635
5684
6336
5842
5973
5538
5162
5401
5327
6009
5386
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM2.26m
2:12AM2.18m
3:01PM2.17m
3:28AM2.08m
4:23PM2.16m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.40m
8:09PM0.61m
8:41AM0.52m
9:23PM0.69m
9:57AM0.56m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
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