The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
11.8°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 5AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
487
404
395
342
313
286
342
287
223
184
156
128
167
239
316
381
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:14PM1.15m
7:37AM1.14m
7:57PM1.22m
8:20AM1.20m
8:35PM1.29m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.46m
1:51PM0.40m
2:13AM0.38m
2:30PM0.32m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
5
6
7
7
9
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
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