The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 4AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.9
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
289
350
238
295
508
513
230
381
243
165
120
98
91
86
39
29
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
25
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
S
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51PM1.44m
11:13AM1.39m
11:26PM1.42m
11:48AM1.37m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.16m
5:23PM0.19m
5:45AM0.19m
6:01PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
9
8
6
7
7
8
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
3
5
5
4
3
3
5
1
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
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