The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
144
221
228
269
357
472
729
1080
1010
804
689
589
398
289
256
363
556
437
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM1.08m
5:05AM1.06m
5:55PM1.09m
6:16AM1.08m
6:55PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.54m
11:24AM0.50m
00:11AM0.54m
12:35PM0.49m
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thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
4
5
3
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
-2
-3
-1
0
2
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