The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
1
WNW
7
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
53
44
26
69
104
278
72
74
111
74
75
57
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
20
NW
25
NNW
10
NE
5
E
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:00AM1.41m
10:17PM1.44m
10:37AM1.40m
10:53PM1.41m
11:12AM1.37m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.12m
4:09PM0.13m
4:31AM0.12m
4:47PM0.16m
5:08AM0.15m
5:23PM0.21m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
12
14
13
11
9
10
10
9
11
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
6
5
8
8
9
9
7
5
4
6
10
10
8
8
6
8
8
6
8
8
10
9
7
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