The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
2
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
126
109
126
149
311
753
524
486
627
777
328
172
147
120
246
145
82
26
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM1.16m
5:41AM1.17m
6:34PM1.23m
6:58AM1.22m
7:36PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.48m
12:07PM0.43m
00:50AM0.41m
1:19PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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