Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 8AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1396
1155
1738
1806
2328
2947
3630
3978
4005
6791
4193
7513
8176
8383
8157
7954
8026
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:12PM2.85m
10:33AM2.65m
10:53PM2.80m
11:15AM2.60m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.00m
4:42PM0.01m
5:10AM0.04m
5:24PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
5
7
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