The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 4AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
11
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
7
13
40
87
124
143
159
196
204
295
459
440
510
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:01PM1.30m
9:22AM1.27m
9:36PM1.35m
9:57AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.35m
3:30PM0.30m
3:49AM0.31m
4:04PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
7
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
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