The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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7 AM
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10 PM
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1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
702
421
325
251
384
261
229
447
808
1008
908
1187
1994
1344
1010
1018
1237
1070
683
512
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
WNW
20
N
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:47AM1.43m
11:02PM1.42m
11:27AM1.44m
11:46PM1.40m
12:11PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.13m
5:18AM0.11m
5:42PM0.16m
6:03AM0.15m
6:29PM0.21m
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6:15
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6:11
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7:53
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7:54
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 mm
6
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1
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Temp °C
12
11
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
14
14
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13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
5
10
9
7
6
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
3
5
5
6
6
8
8
4
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