The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.2°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
674
1638
2038
1696
1174
695
418
314
370
184
370
731
527
600
558
529
449
411
540
754
844
724
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
50
NW
55
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:34AM1.24m
2:09PM1.20m
2:42AM1.16m
3:30PM1.15m
4:12AM1.13m
5:08PM1.16m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.38m
8:36PM0.45m
9:02AM0.46m
9:55PM0.50m
10:30AM0.49m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
5
4
5
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
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