The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
3.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1735
1108
660
427
418
408
252
424
893
708
667
566
596
494
423
540
754
1105
810
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:09PM1.20m
2:42AM1.16m
3:30PM1.15m
4:12AM1.13m
5:08PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.45m
9:02AM0.46m
9:55PM0.50m
10:30AM0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
8
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