The Pa Surf Break

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2
NNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
190
176
164
167
172
246
373
581
856
1922
1480
948
695
207
493
354
176
100
44
24
68
42
115
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
55
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NW
15
N
10
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:43PM1.35m
12:06PM1.27m
00:21AM1.33m
12:45PM1.24m
1:00AM1.30m
1:28PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.34m
6:14PM0.33m
6:42AM0.34m
6:55PM0.35m
7:24AM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
1
3
5
5
5
1
4
6
6
6
5
7
7
4
1
2
3
8
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
1.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
16
1.6
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
10
Energy kJ
4
6
14
13
8
7
13
13
12
12
179
10
354
176
100
44
20
68
127
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
WNW
17
Energy kJ
11
10
9
18
24
10
12
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
22
33
42
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NW
9
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
8
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
224
190
176
164
167
172
246
373
581
856
1922
1480
948
695
207
493
52
161
196
23
34
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
73
73
70
70
70
70
73
72
145
129
76
70
70
70
32
0
32
129
174
129
32
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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