Te Paki surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Paki today?

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
122
116
154
194
249
328
341
313
297
254
254
251
335
472
899
1077
1273
1220
919
814
663
591
843
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM2.57m
1:15PM2.27m
1:50AM2.45m
2:19PM2.17m
2:52AM2.35m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.21m
7:14AM0.36m
7:30PM0.35m
8:16AM0.45m
8:33PM0.47m
9:20AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
11
13
12
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
NNE
11
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
82
122
116
154
154
220
328
341
313
297
247
200
154
335
472
899
1077
1273
1220
1409
814
663
591
537
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1.4
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.6
SW
13
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
125
53
37
37
194
249
246
222
208
208
254
254
251
148
120
133
161
448
707
919
18
18
365
843
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NE
11
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
42
8
9
8
8
8
3
6
10
32
47
105
133
164
172
6
22
74
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.5
NE
11
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
11
1.1
E
5
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
149
178
194
285
308
380
433
482
571
690
822
891
925
869
970
1178
1351
1639
1630
57
1594
1267
1359
1300
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
79
23
69
69
69
69
69
79
69
190
69
79
69
69
69
79
190
190
299
69
69
190
190
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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