The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
11.3° C
1.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.4
NW
16
1.3
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
100
74
87
136
203
210
297
415
325
181
113
75
55
44
34
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
NW
10
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54AM1.41m
10:18PM1.51m
10:42AM1.42m
11:05PM1.50m
11:28AM1.40m
11:50PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.15m
4:33AM0.16m
4:52PM0.15m
5:21AM0.17m
5:38PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
9
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
10
8
8
9
8
6
7
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
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