The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.9°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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1008
799
952
1235
1313
1158
1237
1319
1027
752
675
344
361
309
226
595
629
476
334
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46PM1.40m
12:11PM1.43m
00:33AM1.36m
1:00PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.16m
6:03AM0.15m
6:29PM0.21m
6:51AM0.22m
7:23PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
12
13
12
9
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
4
3
3
5
5
5
7
7
2
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