The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.9°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1525
1268
1237
1237
970
767
795
386
419
349
218
672
627
412
281
158
69
51
70
45
46
36
37
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
0
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:11PM1.43m
00:33AM1.36m
1:00PM1.38m
1:27AM1.29m
1:57PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.15m
6:29PM0.21m
6:51AM0.22m
7:23PM0.28m
7:43AM0.30m
8:23PM0.35m
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clear
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Temp °C
13
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14
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14
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11
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8
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Feels °C
4
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6
8
6
4
2
2
6
6
4
7
6
3
0
2
3
5
6
8
8
7
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