Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 12PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 465 | 607 | 679 | 580 | 515 | 502 | 636 | 628 | 503 | 482 | 735 | 699 | 679 | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2431 | 1611 | 2285 | 2615 | 1611 | 1671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.48m | 8:43PM2.73m | 9:03AM2.58m | 9:29PM2.82m | 9:49AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.27m | 2:24PM0.08m | 2:58AM0.13m | 3:13PM-0.00m | 3:45AM0.04m | 3:58PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 524 | 170 | 166 | 679 | 580 | 231 | 302 | 284 | 332 | 332 | 392 | 735 | 699 | 604 | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2431 | 1611 | 2285 | 2615 | 1611 | 1671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 9 | W 10 | SW 20 | NE 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 163 | 465 | 607 | 123 | 111 | 515 | 502 | 636 | 628 | 503 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 679 | 440 | 448 | 379 | 29 | 314 | 186 | 33 | 273 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 103 | 31 | 73 | 171 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 40 | 299 | 392 | 528 | 390 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 30 | 32 | — | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | 145 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
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