The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
11.2°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
4
NW
8
4.5
NW
9
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
763
1117
2076
3022
2476
1874
1260
1012
893
659
419
281
238
176
237
332
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:40AM1.04m
6:22PM1.09m
6:45AM1.08m
7:14PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.57m
12:00PM0.53m
00:43AM0.53m
1:03PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
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