The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
4
10
31
80
90
97
97
111
100
101
256
216
187
182
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
0
SW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57AM1.25m
2:30PM1.20m
2:55AM1.20m
3:38PM1.16m
4:11AM1.16m
5:11PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.37m
8:52PM0.44m
9:18AM0.43m
10:01PM0.48m
10:35AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
2
3
4
5
5
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
6
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