The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
15
14
13
2
12
11
10
7
17
14
55
45
68
133
110
130
166
112
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:28PM1.41m
8:53AM1.36m
9:17PM1.47m
9:40AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.26m
2:43AM0.23m
3:05PM0.19m
3:30AM0.16m
3:50PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
7
5
6
7
8
11
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
10
11
11
11
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