The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
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)
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
24
24
24
22
21
21
36
32
30
30
29
26
25
25
24
24
9
13
12
30
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:27AM1.20m
4:08PM1.16m
4:31AM1.19m
5:25PM1.18m
5:46AM1.21m
6:43PM1.24m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.39m
10:25PM0.45m
10:57AM0.40m
11:42PM0.43m
12:16PM0.37m
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7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
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5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
5
7
7
7
6
5
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