The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.2°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
172
312
357
275
212
245
337
449
397
299
288
446
736
684
424
333
245
203
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
40
N
40
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
SW
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM1.31m
12:17PM1.33m
00:32AM1.26m
12:52PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.25m
6:13AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
6:49AM0.29m
7:10PM0.38m
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6:33
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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1
2
1
1
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1
3
2
3
4
2
1
6
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
2
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