Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
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3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4110
3644
3372
3009
2708
2458
2383
2111
1830
1572
1336
1220
990
839
618
545
488
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
10
NW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:59PM2.61m
11:23AM2.53m
11:36PM2.46m
12:01PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.14m
5:33PM0.31m
5:52AM0.28m
6:13PM0.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
10
11
11
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