The Pa Surf Break

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

The Pa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Pa today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
NW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1861
1567
1071
546
433
159
225
149
71
46
36
70
120
112
112
70
67
50
48
24
23
22
8
8
Wind (km/h)
45
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:21AM1.33m
12:45PM1.24m
1:00AM1.30m
1:28PM1.21m
1:44AM1.26m
2:15PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.34m
6:55PM0.35m
7:24AM0.35m
7:39PM0.38m
8:08AM0.36m
8:28PM0.41m
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
7:46
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
5:04
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:04
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:06
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
1
1
3
—
—
5
1
1
5
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
3
6
7
8
9
7
9
5
2
2
1
5
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.4
WNW
18
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
7
13
12
12
11
159
225
149
71
39
34
75
120
64
30
44
42
42
42
15
40
7
51
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.1
S
17
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
10
10
9
43
16
36
70
5
112
112
44
39
35
32
24
14
22
6
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
NW
13
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
WNW
18
—
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
46
6
32
—
5
9
70
67
50
48
5
23
4
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1
NW
5
—
—
0.8
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.6
S
8
1
S
5
1
S
8
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
S
9
0.6
SSE
4
1.1
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1861
1567
1071
546
433
55
—
—
15
87
294
43
117
2
4
1
3
3
3
106
10
38
12
9
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
72
70
70
70
70
0
32
167
174
129
32
4
4
0
4
4
32
0
32
83
83
83
83
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
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9
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