Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 4AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
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6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3178
2736
2457
2117
2175
2387
2795
3926
4414
4394
4469
4469
4027
3788
3563
3344
5051
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:35PM2.85m
10:54AM2.59m
11:21PM2.81m
11:42AM2.54m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.06m
5:05PM0.01m
5:40AM0.09m
5:52PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
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