The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
1.7
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.4
NW
13
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
209
196
201
346
411
446
543
477
554
769
1129
1205
1303
1176
790
449
189
105
57
45
32
24
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM1.31m
10:11PM1.38m
10:31AM1.33m
10:45PM1.41m
11:05AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.31m
4:04PM0.26m
4:24AM0.27m
4:38PM0.24m
4:59AM0.25m
5:13PM0.23m
cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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mod rain
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
6
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
2
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