The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
6
2.2
WNW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
418
229
485
820
648
700
671
612
449
494
524
589
612
748
717
515
364
291
211
149
102
102
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
5
WSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM1.16m
3:30PM1.15m
4:12AM1.13m
5:08PM1.16m
5:39AM1.15m
6:24PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.46m
9:55PM0.50m
10:30AM0.49m
11:25PM0.48m
12:00PM0.45m
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heavy rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
17
11
5
4
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
5
6
9
13
6
4
5
5
3
3
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