The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (26 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.9
NNW
8
1
NW
8
1.6
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
21
15
9
25
115
566
557
593
784
1128
1860
853
440
269
220
109
119
125
261
253
330
278
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
50
NW
25
WSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:02AM1.32m
9:12PM1.39m
9:36AM1.38m
9:48PM1.43m
10:11AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.19m
3:08PM0.17m
3:27AM0.13m
3:44PM0.14m
4:03AM0.11m
4:20PM0.13m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:00
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6:20
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7:21
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6:22
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 mm
1
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1
3
7
3
1
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Temp °C
10
9
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
11
6
6
7
6
6
9
11
12
13
13
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
5
6
0
2
5
2
0
2
4
5
6
8
8
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