The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
394
342
342
261
209
184
167
128
161
278
471
447
158
66
38
23
13
13
9
9
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
W
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
7:37AM1.14m
7:57PM1.22m
8:20AM1.20m
8:35PM1.29m
8:57AM1.26m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.40m
2:13AM0.38m
2:30PM0.32m
2:49AM0.31m
3:05PM0.26m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
3
4
5
6
7
9
9
8
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