The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW 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 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
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

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
2.1
NNW
6
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
141
129
100
69
70
167
145
142
145
169
344
1274
1261
1008
906
813
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11AM1.16m
5:11PM1.16m
5:41AM1.17m
6:34PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.48m
10:35AM0.46m
11:29PM0.48m
12:07PM0.43m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
5
6
8
8
7
6
3
4
6
6
8
6
6
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