Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9053
8517
8282
8282
7664
6612
6029
5046
4269
3634
3466
3005
2719
2719
1290
1201
1100
2237
1863
1787
1536
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM2.53m
11:40PM2.58m
12:07PM2.47m
00:23AM2.46m
12:55PM2.37m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.24m
5:59AM0.18m
6:18PM0.35m
6:44AM0.28m
7:08PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
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