The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.9
NNW
6
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
0.8
NNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
65
68
70
165
145
145
196
169
246
1055
851
614
513
230
510
402
103
246
153
80
54
26
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11AM1.16m
5:11PM1.16m
5:41AM1.17m
6:34PM1.23m
6:58AM1.22m
7:36PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.46m
11:29PM0.48m
12:07PM0.43m
00:50AM0.41m
1:19PM0.36m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
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5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
5
2
3
6
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
7
6
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