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Pataua Surf Photo: 'Perfect' by Jacob Clark

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pataua sea temperature is

15.8° C

0.7°

Pataua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N		N	NE
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	NE	N	E
	13 s	cross- on	10 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW		N	ENE
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NW		ENE	N
	12 s	cross		6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW		ENE	N
	14 s	off		6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW	SSW	N	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	2 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	S	N	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	2 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	S	N	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	SSW	N	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	SSW	N	ENE
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW	S	N	ENE
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW	S	N	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW	S	N	ENE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	S	N	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	SSE	N	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	ESE	SE	NNE	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	E	E	NNE	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pataua around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 4 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.2m (3.9 ft). Range 2.51m (8.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Pataua Surf Photo: 'Perfect' by Jacob Clark

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User: Jacob Clark (9 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:40 pm 13 Jan 2016