The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
1
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)
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
152
402
219
132
80
26
19
13
6
6
9
5
15
14
13
2
12
11
10
5
7
42
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
15
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:58AM1.22m
7:36PM1.32m
8:00AM1.30m
8:28PM1.41m
8:53AM1.36m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.41m
1:19PM0.36m
1:51AM0.32m
2:16PM0.26m
2:43AM0.23m
3:05PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
8
12
9
6
6
4
5
4
7
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
11
9
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