Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 2PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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2
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7478
7734
8327
9171
8950
9563
12454
13437
13712
12732
10894
8933
7588
6050
4618
3644
3067
2521
2238
1962
1190
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:46PM1.92m
4:12AM1.83m
5:03PM1.96m
5:27AM1.89m
6:04PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.83m
10:07PM0.94m
10:33AM0.82m
11:20PM0.88m
11:39AM0.74m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
7
6
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