The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
219
165
145
109
196
191
290
665
638
638
348
793
738
159
147
195
190
118
59
26
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM1.16m
5:41AM1.17m
6:34PM1.23m
6:58AM1.22m
7:36PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.46m
11:29PM0.48m
12:07PM0.43m
00:50AM0.41m
1:19PM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
7
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
6
7
5
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