The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
55
36
27
22
36
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
32
32
30
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:05PM1.50m
11:28AM1.40m
11:50PM1.46m
12:13PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.17m
5:38PM0.17m
6:08AM0.20m
6:22PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
7
5
4
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
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