The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
27
18
17
35
32
30
59
72
67
64
64
53
69
51
50
49
47
44
44
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
45
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM1.42m
10:43PM1.49m
11:04AM1.41m
11:23PM1.45m
11:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.13m
4:58AM0.13m
5:13PM0.15m
5:40AM0.16m
5:53PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
11
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
8
5
1
-1
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
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