The Pa Point Surf Break

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.6° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

The Pa Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 2PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
453
701
1070
1208
1248
1248
813
335
215
165
145
97
82
57
64
53
40
40
31
20
20
18
18
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
40
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM1.25m
1:54AM1.29m
2:23PM1.19m
2:48AM1.22m
3:18PM1.14m
3:45AM1.16m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.29m
7:39PM0.33m
8:15AM0.34m
8:33PM0.39m
9:07AM0.39m
9:30PM0.45m
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:46
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4:58
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
6
7
6
8
9
13
13
13
12
12
9
6
7
8
7
9
11
9
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
2.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
0.1
S
13
0.4
WNW
10
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
29
11
11
10
2
2
4
813
335
215
3
35
97
82
57
64
53
40
40
31
71
66
72
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
17
0.1
S
12
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
7
7
7
4
6
4
4
3
5
3
35
3
3
3
2
6
28
29
20
20
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
15
0.2
S
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
S
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
3
3
4
21
4
21
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
414
453
701
1070
1208
1248
1248
165
145
24
20
9
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
76
135
135
152
101
101
119
0
0
24
27
27
32
32
32
7
32
27
7
7
7
7
7
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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