The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (14 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 Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
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
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
2
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
18
28
38
94
203
289
423
466
452
384
374
307
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:12AM1.37m
11:27PM1.35m
11:46AM1.33m
00:01AM1.28m
12:21PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.15m
5:23PM0.21m
5:44AM0.21m
6:00PM0.29m
6:20AM0.28m
6:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
12
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
11
9
8
7
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
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