Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
NW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121111111010101012131313131313131313131313810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34822938232919381735148913701370161420082445248326102610252220311778137410068518658657991786
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:02-------6:01--
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--111---------------1-11
Temp. °C181818181818171818171718181817171718191919191919
Feels °C (?)141414141414131616151616151614141414161516151415
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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