Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.2°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1834
812
656
581
579
789
1155
1865
1986
2368
2238
2274
2133
2968
2777
2501
3475
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:44PM2.62m
9:06AM2.58m
9:20PM2.69m
9:43AM2.66m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.10m
3:11PM0.14m
3:33AM0.02m
3:50PM0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:11
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6:09
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7:28
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6:29
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3
1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
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