The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.2°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
1.1
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.9
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
321
211
126
98
77
73
84
64
216
313
383
381
447
563
675
715
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:26PM1.42m
11:48AM1.37m
00:02AM1.38m
12:27PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.19m
6:01PM0.23m
6:24AM0.23m
6:44PM0.30m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
11
12
11
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
2
3
4
3
5
6
4
4
5
6
5
7
7
7
6
6
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