Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Paki today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Paki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1956 | 1688 | 1443 | 1220 | 990 | 767 | 683 | 545 | 552 | 431 | 424 | 473 | 535 | 1394 | 2738 | 4337 | 5603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 11:36PM2.46m | 12:01PM2.41m | 00:14AM2.30m | 12:43PM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.28m | 6:13PM0.47m | 6:31AM0.44m | 6:56PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1956 | 1688 | 1443 | 1220 | 990 | 767 | 683 | 545 | 552 | 431 | 424 | 473 | 535 | 1394 | 2738 | 79 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NNE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 12 | NNW 7 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 94 | 165 | 3 | 286 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WSW 18 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | — | NE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 70 | 222 | 516 | 209 | 4337 | 5603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 14 | 78 | 14 | 69 | 0 | 630 | 456 | 0 | 303 | 190 | 190 | 619 | 620 | 0 | 71 | 84 |
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