The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
11.3° C
1.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 3AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
226
226
190
128
69
64
62
100
175
228
352
460
305
223
216
157
118
77
59
32
22
23
23
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:29PM1.48m
9:54AM1.41m
10:18PM1.51m
10:42AM1.42m
11:05PM1.50m
11:28AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:44AM0.18m
4:05PM0.15m
4:33AM0.16m
4:52PM0.15m
5:21AM0.17m
5:38PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
10
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
9
8
7
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