The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.6° 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):

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

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
16
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
10
11
76
278
436
436
466
480
347
293
236
439
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
2:30PM1.11m
3:00AM1.07m
3:39PM1.06m
4:19AM1.03m
5:10PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.52m
9:15AM0.51m
10:03PM0.57m
10:33AM0.55m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
5
4
3
3
2
2
4
6
6
6
5
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