The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
2.1
NW
7
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
728
778
334
175
111
120
137
104
113
112
69
65
393
955
931
674
662
422
248
109
44
25
24
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
15
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
5
WNW
20
N
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:38AM1.01m
4:19PM1.04m
4:57AM1.01m
5:37PM1.07m
6:06AM1.05m
6:35PM1.13m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.55m
10:43PM0.57m
11:14AM0.54m
00:02AM0.52m
12:24PM0.48m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
10
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
6
2
4
6
3
2
4
6
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
5
0
3
7
3
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