The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
92
113
113
108
79
74
60
41
40
27
18
17
35
32
30
59
72
67
64
64
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM1.41m
10:01PM1.50m
10:23AM1.42m
10:43PM1.49m
11:04AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.14m
4:15AM0.13m
4:33PM0.13m
4:58AM0.13m
5:13PM0.15m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
9
11
11
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
8
6
3
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