The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.2
WNW
8
0.4
NW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
25
38
96
95
145
142
136
127
123
211
174
77
53
25
79
68
104
69
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
NE
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58PM1.43m
9:21AM1.39m
9:39PM1.45m
10:00AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.18m
3:11AM0.15m
3:30PM0.14m
3:52AM0.12m
4:09PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
3
4
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
9
8
7
10
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
3
1
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
7
8
4
6
7
9
10
10
8
5
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