Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6AM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (19 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 14°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
6
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4
4
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
20
3
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5051
6016
9172
8767
8245
6929
6012
5321
4808
4272
3402
3026
2680
2643
2606
2197
1719
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
00:06AM2.71m
12:29PM2.44m
00:51AM2.57m
1:17PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.17m
6:39PM0.25m
7:13AM0.27m
7:27PM0.42m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
12
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
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