Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 12PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
335
472
899
1077
1273
1220
919
814
663
591
640
1268
1880
2945
2901
2601
2381
1959
1484
1255
1155
957
704
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:50AM2.45m
2:19PM2.17m
2:52AM2.35m
3:27PM2.11m
3:55AM2.28m
4:34PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.45m
8:33PM0.47m
9:20AM0.50m
9:37PM0.56m
10:22AM0.50m
10:41PM0.61m
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cloud
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:30
5:29
5:29
5:28
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.4
NNE
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
NE
12
2.1
NE
11
2
NE
11
Energy kJ
154
335
472
899
1077
1273
1336
919
814
663
591
600
1268
1880
2945
2901
2601
2381
1959
1484
1255
1123
1103
984
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.3
SSE
5
1.5
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.8
SW
14
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
NNE
12
1.4
NNE
12
1.4
NNE
12
1.4
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
251
148
120
6
565
707
1220
10
17
26
365
640
488
480
521
579
598
575
510
477
485
1155
957
704
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.5
SSE
6
1.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
33
47
6
22
74
441
19
609
31
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.4
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
1.2
E
5
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
12
3
NE
12
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
12
1.4
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
Energy kJ
1026
1069
1313
1594
1594
1661
66
1624
1684
1796
2080
1781
1987
1965
1965
2158
2196
2071
1919
1776
1807
102
71
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
79
69
79
79
69
69
69
69
69
299
299
299
299
299
79
79
299
79
69
69
69
69
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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