The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 8PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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)
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
427
360
325
306
239
361
924
1793
2100
1321
1011
805
505
349
408
255
573
795
513
531
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
50
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:12PM1.27m
1:34AM1.24m
2:09PM1.20m
2:42AM1.16m
3:30PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.30m
7:35PM0.38m
7:58AM0.38m
8:36PM0.45m
9:02AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
9
8
8
7
5
4
6
6
4
4
3
3
5
5
6
4
4
4
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