Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
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
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3678
6080
6265
8174
9738
10241
9899
9567
8650
7685
6791
5658
4856
4271
3563
3181
2785
2492
2185
2053
1830
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:25AM2.02m
6:52PM2.22m
7:11AM2.17m
7:32PM2.37m
7:51AM2.33m
8:09PM2.51m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.61m
1:04AM0.57m
1:15PM0.47m
1:43AM0.39m
1:55PM0.33m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
6
5
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
7
8
9
8
9
9
10
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