The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
12
11
10
7
17
14
35
45
68
94
113
113
130
106
98
74
73
41
40
38
18
17
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM1.36m
9:17PM1.47m
9:40AM1.41m
10:01PM1.50m
10:23AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.23m
3:05PM0.19m
3:30AM0.16m
3:50PM0.14m
4:15AM0.13m
4:33PM0.13m
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7:15
7:13
7:11
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5:36
5:37
5:37
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Temp °C
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
7
6
7
8
9
11
11
10
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
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