The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
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)
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
51
134
132
119
231
268
132
54
39
25
25
24
44
21
20
20
8
8
4
7
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
25
S
10
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
50
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.32m
00:29AM1.36m
12:55PM1.28m
1:10AM1.31m
1:38PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.26m
6:27PM0.28m
6:52AM0.28m
7:09PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
7:56PM0.39m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
14
13
9
8
8
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
4
3
8
10
10
8
4
5
2
-4
-3
-6
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
3
4
3
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