Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 12PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
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3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5659
5233
4890
4292
3973
3710
3493
2982
2671
2350
2350
2492
2492
2671
2492
2285
1968
1608
1460
1247
1137
969
892
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:55AM2.03m
7:28PM2.22m
7:41AM2.16m
8:08PM2.36m
8:21AM2.29m
8:44PM2.49m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.77m
1:05PM0.58m
1:37AM0.62m
1:49PM0.45m
2:18AM0.47m
2:28PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
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