The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 11AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
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
NW
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
337
459
664
800
824
634
684
551
341
239
132
112
152
141
134
86
83
62
58
46
32
31
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NW
5
SE
25
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM1.06m
5:55PM1.09m
6:16AM1.08m
6:55PM1.13m
7:14AM1.12m
7:43PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.50m
00:11AM0.54m
12:35PM0.49m
1:11AM0.50m
1:30PM0.44m
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
3
4
6
1
1
1
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
7
7
3
0
0
1
3
3
2
4
5
4
3
3
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