The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.7° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
0.6
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2
NW
7
2
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
8
8
8
0
0
7
7
5
10
9
51
231
408
436
466
440
352
316
338
360
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
NNE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:00AM1.14m
2:30PM1.11m
3:00AM1.07m
3:39PM1.06m
4:19AM1.03m
5:10PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.44m
8:54PM0.52m
9:15AM0.51m
10:03PM0.57m
10:33AM0.55m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
5
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
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