The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
51
94
113
137
133
108
79
74
60
41
40
27
18
17
35
32
31
77
72
67
64
49
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
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
9:40AM1.41m
10:01PM1.50m
10:23AM1.42m
10:43PM1.49m
11:04AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.16m
3:50PM0.14m
4:15AM0.13m
4:33PM0.13m
4:58AM0.13m
5:13PM0.15m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
4
3
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