The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
11.8° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
51
219
382
345
423
466
385
349
360
374
600
1284
1851
2494
2112
2082
1303
944
Wind (km/h)
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
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
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:39PM1.06m
4:19AM1.03m
5:10PM1.05m
5:40AM1.04m
6:22PM1.09m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.57m
10:33AM0.55m
11:31PM0.57m
12:00PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
6
6
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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