Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
484
539
557
518
308
488
676
1060
663
834
1872
999
767
696
978
1728
4816
5144
5144
5353
5691
6383
6792
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM2.69m
11:01AM2.75m
11:16PM2.65m
11:46AM2.72m
00:03AM2.56m
12:35PM2.64m
Low Tide
4:47AM-0.05m
5:13PM0.12m
5:32AM-0.01m
6:00PM0.18m
6:19AM0.09m
6:52PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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7:52
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7:53
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
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