The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.3° 

The Pa 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 today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
1
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)
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
79
55
36
25
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
8
8
7
7
7
7
3
5
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
10
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
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
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:33AM1.39m
12:57PM1.29m
1:16AM1.31m
1:41PM1.22m
2:00AM1.22m
2:28PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.25m
7:08PM0.30m
7:37AM0.31m
7:54PM0.38m
8:22AM0.37m
8:43PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
4
3
3
4
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
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