The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
112
227
184
182
126
95
75
45
44
36
18
30
48
59
80
131
236
273
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51PM1.37m
11:10AM1.38m
11:25PM1.35m
11:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.18m
5:03AM0.15m
5:21PM0.20m
5:38AM0.18m
5:56PM0.25m
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Temp °C
15
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13
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Feels °C
11
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