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Paia Bay Surf Photo: 'Colorful Transitions' by Kjell van Sice

Lat Long: 20.92° N 156.39° W

Issued: 1 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paia Bay sea temperature is

25.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Paia Bay 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
	NW	ENE	ENE	E	NNE
	15 s	cross	8 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE		E	NW
	15 s	cross		8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE
	14 s	cross	8 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 11 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NW
	14 s	cross	8 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 2 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE		ENE	NNE
	14 s	cross		8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		ENE	NW
	13 s	cross- off		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		ENE	NNE
	13 s	cross- off		8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		ENE	NW
	8 s	cross		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		ENE	NW
	13 s	cross- off		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NE		ENE	NW
	13 s	glass		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		ENE	NW
	8 s	cross		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 11 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		ENE	NW
	8 s	cross		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 2 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		ENE	NW
	8 s	cross		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	E		ENE	NW
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	E		E	NE
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	E		E	NE
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	E		E	NE
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November at 5 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 6 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.2 ft). Range 3.74m (12.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paia Bay Surf Photo: 'Colorful Transitions' by Kjell van Sice

Early morning at Paia Bay shore break during a winter swell. https://www.facebook.com/KjellvanSicePhotography Instagram: @kvs_photography

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User: Kjell van Sice (2 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:00 am 5 Nov 2013