Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST
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Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (31 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.8
W
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
642
517
392
342
253
205
138
134
102
100
104
106
106
104
98
121
116
116
265
243
247
89
127
149
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:33PM2.39m
8:42AM2.30m
9:11PM2.43m
9:21AM2.31m
9:49PM2.44m
9:59AM2.29m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.50m
2:54PM0.33m
3:21AM0.48m
3:32PM0.32m
4:00AM0.48m
4:10PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
1
9
2
3
6
1
2
1
14
5
6
7
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
16
17
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
3
N
10
3
N
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
642
517
392
342
253
205
138
134
102
100
88
64
45
45
72
121
92
1760
1814
1424
1325
1109
1155
887
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
NW
11
0.2
W
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
W
10
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
5
11
41
85
100
100
104
106
106
104
98
93
116
92
265
243
247
65
84
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
12
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
3
6
5
5
5
20
20
11
39
37
55
39
28
7
116
37
25
32
89
127
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
3.5
N
9
4
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
230
265
383
382
547
726
1121
1399
1465
1463
1738
1610
1914
2787
2224
2062
1817
26
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
190
415
190
557
557
619
619
619
627
557
619
633
415
565
619
565
557
0
0
0
0
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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