Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.6°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (13 Sep)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (13 Sep)15ft (4.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12162
12162
11938
12235
12687
12152
11779
11007
10199
8773
7615
6984
6628
5507
4875
4553
4110
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45PM2.78m
10:07AM2.67m
10:22PM2.72m
10:45AM2.63m
Low Tide
4:00AM-0.00m
4:15PM0.08m
4:37AM0.04m
4:54PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
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