The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
59
72
67
64
64
53
69
51
50
49
47
44
44
46
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM1.41m
11:23PM1.45m
11:43AM1.37m
00:00AM1.39m
12:21PM1.31m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.13m
5:13PM0.15m
5:40AM0.16m
5:53PM0.21m
6:19AM0.22m
6:33PM0.28m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
13
11
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
10
5
2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
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