The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1248
881
341
126
64
43
45
45
25
24
35
36
37
47
46
47
47
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM1.15m
6:24PM1.23m
6:50AM1.21m
7:23PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.48m
12:00PM0.45m
00:41AM0.40m
1:08PM0.36m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
10
6
7
9
10
4
Temp °C
14
10
9
8
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
7
3
2
0
-2
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
6
9
8
6
4
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