Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is

15.5°C

Te Paki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Paki today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1077	1012	527	1029	1082	1785	1568	1441	1218	865	778	637	570	503	437	431	431	374	305	300	310	277	303
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		5:44AM1.89m				6:14PM2.08m				6:44AM2.01m					7:04PM2.21m				7:33AM2.17m				7:48PM2.35m
Low Tide				11:51AM0.76m				00:32AM0.68m				12:47PM0.65m					1:20AM0.52m				1:35PM0.52m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	10	10	9	10	10	8	10	11	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1077	1012	527	1029	1082	1785	1568	1441	1218	865	778	637	570	503	437	431	431	374	305	300	310	277	282
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 20	SW 18	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	WSW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16
kJ	38	82	432	527	464	11	11	21	22	22	22	20	19	19	19	42	98	60	60	83	152	252	274
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	SW 18	ENE 11	ENE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23	WSW 22	WSW 22	SW 21	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 10	SW 22	SW 21	WSW 21	SW 19
kJ	4	4	252	11	11	3	3	3	22	22	22	20	45	45	18	11	11	4	4	18	116	45	303
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	49	72	47	44	60	86	74	72	72	100	97	103	157	153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	69	10	78	78	78	78	78	11	11	11	11	11	78	11	11	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	69
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7

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