The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2
NNW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
31
41
94
155
178
284
422
321
231
293
427
513
434
308
325
437
365
345
309
336
355
231
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:43AM1.37m
11:58PM1.31m
12:17PM1.33m
00:32AM1.26m
12:52PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.18m
5:56PM0.25m
6:13AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
6:49AM0.29m
7:10PM0.38m
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6:35
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6:33
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7:37
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7:38
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1
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1
4
3
3
4
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
9
10
8
7
5
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