The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW 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 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
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 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
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
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
27
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
10
7
22
32
32
30
32
51
46
31
25
25
24
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
NE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
11:28AM1.40m
11:50PM1.46m
12:13PM1.35m
00:33AM1.39m
12:57PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.17m
5:38PM0.17m
6:08AM0.20m
6:22PM0.23m
6:54AM0.25m
7:08PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
7
8
8
10
12
10
9
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