The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
NW
13
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
N
3
0.2
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.1
W
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
933
840
469
216
95
53
33
26
16
15
14
9
5
5
5
4
10
9
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
15
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
10
SSE
0
E
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:45PM1.41m
11:05AM1.34m
11:19PM1.41m
11:40AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.24m
4:59AM0.25m
5:13PM0.23m
5:36AM0.25m
5:49PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
4
2
3
4
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
1
2
4
2
1
2
4
5
3
2
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