The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 3AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
653
543
436
384
556
821
1089
1087
881
470
233
153
100
88
78
78
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
25
WNW
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM1.13m
5:08PM1.16m
5:39AM1.15m
6:24PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.50m
10:30AM0.49m
11:25PM0.48m
12:00PM0.45m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
4
10
23
5
3
3
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
10
6
1
1
1
1
2
3
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