The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.6° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
11
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
41
37
34
32
22
15
15
14
14
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
4
12
21
67
106
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM1.17m
8:24PM1.25m
8:44AM1.22m
9:01PM1.30m
9:22AM1.27m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.45m
2:15PM0.39m
2:37AM0.40m
2:54PM0.34m
3:13AM0.35m
3:30PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
4
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
7
7
6
5
4
4
3
1
3
5
4
4
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