The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
1
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)
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
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
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
38
40
70
37
23
50
103
105
105
103
102
102
65
63
47
23
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
0
SE
25
NNW
5
NW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
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
High Tide
6:35PM1.13m
7:01AM1.11m
7:21PM1.20m
7:47AM1.18m
8:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.48m
00:58AM0.44m
1:15PM0.40m
1:40AM0.35m
1:56PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
8
4
8
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
6
5
5
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