Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
844
833
915
658
471
451
386
552
650
524
465
607
781
655
515
502
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM2.42m
7:17AM2.35m
7:53PM2.59m
8:13AM2.48m
8:43PM2.73m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.43m
1:31PM0.21m
2:08AM0.27m
2:24PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
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