The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
286
372
350
332
393
500
653
440
424
424
381
370
391
360
371
337
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:02AM1.38m
12:27PM1.33m
00:44AM1.32m
1:12PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.23m
6:24AM0.23m
6:44PM0.30m
7:07AM0.30m
7:35PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
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