The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 4AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
W
13
0.2
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
2
4
1
1
3
1
4
14
16
12
9
3
2
8
8
8
18
17
16
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:09AM1.02m
5:41PM1.08m
6:15AM1.04m
6:41PM1.12m
7:14AM1.09m
7:31PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.54m
11:20AM0.52m
00:05AM0.50m
12:29PM0.48m
1:07AM0.42m
1:26PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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7:46
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Temp °C
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
11
10
10
10
13
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
13
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
12
13
13
12
9
6
5
6
10
13
16
15
12
9
7
5
8
10
14
12
9
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