The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
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)
1.2
WNW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NNE
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
44
23
50
67
105
105
103
103
102
65
63
47
23
23
30
29
21
20
8
8
4
1
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:01AM1.11m
7:21PM1.20m
7:47AM1.18m
8:00PM1.27m
8:26AM1.25m
8:37PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.44m
1:15PM0.40m
1:40AM0.35m
1:56PM0.31m
2:17AM0.26m
2:33PM0.23m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
10
8
7
7
7
6
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
8
8
6
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