The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
23
22
22
24
21
20
11
8
8
7
32
20
17
20
12
25
589
671
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:00PM1.27m
8:26AM1.25m
8:37PM1.34m
9:02AM1.32m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.31m
2:17AM0.26m
2:33PM0.23m
2:52AM0.19m
3:08PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
4
4
7
8
9
8
5
7
9
8
7
6
8
8
7
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