The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.6
N
5
2.2
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
9
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
505
415
287
139
69
39
25
28
22
18
12
47
146
381
1151
1469
1944
1319
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
40
N
45
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:35PM1.29m
8:57AM1.26m
9:11PM1.35m
9:32AM1.32m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.32m
2:49AM0.31m
3:05PM0.26m
3:24AM0.24m
3:39PM0.20m
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light rain
light rain
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
8
7
9
10
11
11
10
7
6
6
4
4
2
5
6
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