The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
18
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
12
20
21
17
13
12
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.13m
2:17PM1.16m
2:50AM1.07m
3:17PM1.10m
4:00AM1.03m
4:30PM1.07m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.43m
8:44PM0.50m
9:00AM0.49m
9:45PM0.54m
10:05AM0.53m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:42
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7:43
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7:44
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
11
10
8
9
8
7
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
11
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
0
1
4
5
6
6
4
6
5
5
8
10
11
9
8
6
5
2
6
9
12
11
9
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