The Pa Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.7
NW
6
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
102
65
63
47
23
24
32
30
21
20
8
7
4
5
15
16
14
14
10
22
223
803
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
N
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:47AM1.18m
8:00PM1.27m
8:26AM1.25m
8:37PM1.34m
9:02AM1.32m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.35m
1:56PM0.31m
2:17AM0.26m
2:33PM0.23m
2:52AM0.19m
3:08PM0.17m
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
6
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
6
8
9
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
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