Te Paki Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.53° S 172.73° E

Te Paki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Paki sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Paki at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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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!
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3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4808
4065
3402
2863
2680
2492
2458
2197
1719
1460
2020
2140
2171
1633
1785
1429
1299
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM2.57m
1:17PM2.33m
1:36AM2.40m
2:08PM2.21m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.25m
7:13AM0.27m
7:27PM0.42m
8:00AM0.40m
8:18PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
11
10
9
9
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