Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 9PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
!
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2
2
2
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
W
16
4.5
WSW
9
4
SW
11
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6179
6216
6300
4261
3756
3664
3619
4128
7839
3278
3122
3490
3031
3664
3010
1901
1009
1365
1322
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23PM2.16m
4:53AM2.08m
5:41PM2.26m
6:08AM2.18m
6:45PM2.42m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.68m
11:14AM0.52m
11:59PM0.56m
12:22PM0.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
8
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
9
8
6
5
5
6
8
10
12
10
10
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