The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
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)
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
105
105
103
103
102
65
63
47
23
23
26
23
21
20
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
S
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.20m
7:47AM1.18m
8:00PM1.27m
8:26AM1.25m
8:37PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.40m
1:40AM0.35m
1:56PM0.31m
2:17AM0.26m
2:33PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
7
7
7
6
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
3
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
3
4
7
8
9
7
4
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