The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 8AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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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)
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.3
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
N
4
1.6
N
5
2.2
NNW
6
3
NNW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
193
119
196
403
520
447
332
137
53
34
27
22
12
16
13
44
133
393
907
1677
1874
1235
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
40
N
40
N
50
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:20AM1.20m
8:35PM1.29m
8:57AM1.26m
9:11PM1.35m
9:32AM1.32m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.38m
2:30PM0.32m
2:49AM0.31m
3:05PM0.26m
3:24AM0.24m
3:39PM0.20m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
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5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
7
6
8
8
8
7
8
8
6
6
7
8
11
11
10
7
6
6
5
3
3
4
7
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