The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
1.2
NW
5
2
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
49
49
49
47
45
35
35
25
25
18
45
60
287
444
403
325
216
132
82
38
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
15
WNW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM1.21m
7:23PM1.31m
7:48AM1.28m
8:13PM1.38m
8:37AM1.34m
8:58PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.36m
1:39AM0.30m
2:02PM0.26m
2:28AM0.21m
2:48PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
12
7
3
Temp °C
9
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
7
8
Feels °C
7
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
5
8
2
-1
1
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