The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.2°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.5
NW
9
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
342
422
385
305
362
570
672
813
604
515
365
289
160
61
41
47
50
41
34
18
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:17PM1.33m
00:32AM1.26m
12:52PM1.28m
1:10AM1.20m
1:30PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.31m
6:49AM0.29m
7:10PM0.38m
7:26AM0.36m
7:53PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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 mm
3
2
1
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1
3
1
4
1
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1
12
11
3
1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
5
6
7
6
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
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