The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)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 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
22
27
21
21
21
23
24
66
159
223
245
238
239
191
126
102
88
83
103
209
404
398
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:26PM1.40m
00:43AM1.37m
1:09PM1.35m
1:30AM1.30m
2:00PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.15m
6:42PM0.21m
7:03AM0.22m
7:30PM0.29m
7:51AM0.30m
8:26PM0.37m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:24
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Temp °C
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
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11
10
10
10
10
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11
12
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Feels °C
6
7
9
10
10
8
8
5
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
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