The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.6° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
11
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
7
13
38
96
155
161
184
189
204
239
445
427
476
1047
881
843
1205
1599
2129
2019
1496
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:22AM1.27m
9:36PM1.35m
9:57AM1.31m
10:11PM1.38m
10:31AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.35m
3:30PM0.30m
3:49AM0.31m
4:04PM0.26m
4:24AM0.27m
4:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
8
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
3
6
5
4
2
2
1
0
1
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