What are the current surf conditions at Te Paki ?

Te Paki currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Te Paki ?

The best time to surf Te Paki is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌊 SWELL

3.3
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3.3ft

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15kt

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16°C

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1.4ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Sweet 3.3ft waves with mixed swell but strong 15kt winds making it choppy Note: winds from NNE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Apr 23

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.3-3.7ft 💨 11-20kt 🌡️ 15-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	9s	SSW	18kt	SSE	18kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	SSW	18kt	SSE	18kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	SW	18kt	SSE	18kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SW	19kt	SSE	17kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	14s	SW	19kt	SSE	18kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	14s	SW	20kt	SSE	19kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SW	20kt	SSE	19kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	SW	19kt	SSE	19kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	10s	SSW	18kt	SSE	18kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	S	17kt	SSE	17kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	8s	SSW	15kt	SSE	15kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	SSW	13kt	SSE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3ft	7s	SSW	11kt	SSE	10kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SSW	12kt	SSE	11kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SSW	12kt	SSE	11kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SSW	12kt	S	12kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	SSW	13kt	S	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SW	12kt	S	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SW	12kt	S	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	11kt	S	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	11kt	S	11kt	16°C	19°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 24

POOR3 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.5ft 💨 7-19kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	11kt	S	11kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	12kt	S	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SW	15kt	S	14kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SW	16kt	S	15kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SW	17kt	SSW	17kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	SW	19kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2ft	12s	SW	16kt	SSW	16kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	SSW	13kt	SSW	13kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	SSW	10kt	SSW	10kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	SSW	9kt	S	9kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSW	8kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSW	7kt	SE	6kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSW	8kt	SE	7kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	SSW	9kt	ESE	9kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	ESE	10kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	ESE	11kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	ESE	11kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	SSW	10kt	ESE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	SSW	10kt	ESE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	ESE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	SE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	SE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	11kt	SE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 25

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.9-3.0ft 💨 10-22kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	11kt	SE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	15kt	SE	16kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	18kt	SE	19kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	SSW	21kt	SE	23kt	17°C	19°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2ft	10s	SSW	21kt	SE	24kt	17°C	19°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2ft	13s	SW	22kt	SE	24kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2ft	17s	SW	22kt	SE	25kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SW	19kt	SE	22kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SW	16kt	SE	19kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	16s	SW	12kt	SE	16kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	16s	SW	13kt	ESE	17kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	15s	SW	13kt	ESE	17kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	15s	SW	13kt	ESE	17kt	16°C	19°C	1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	15s	SW	12kt	ESE	15kt	16°C	19°C	0.8mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	15s	SW	11kt	SE	14kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	15s	SW	10kt	SE	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	15s	SW	11kt	SE	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3ft	14s	SW	13kt	SE	14kt	17°C	19°C	0.7mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3ft	14s	SW	15kt	SE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	14s	SW	15kt	SE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0.7mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	14s	SW	15kt	SE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	14s	SW	15kt	SE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	14s	SW	15kt	SE	16kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	14s	SW	15kt	SE	17kt	17°C	19°C	0.3mm

Sunday

Apr 26

POOR3 good hours

🌊 2.1-3.1ft 💨 9-15kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	SW	15kt	SE	18kt	17°C	19°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	SW	15kt	SE	17kt	17°C	19°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	SW	14kt	SSE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	SW	14kt	SSE	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	13s	SW	14kt	SSE	14kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3ft	13s	SW	15kt	SSE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	13s	SW	15kt	SSE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	13s	SW	15kt	SSE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	SW	15kt	SSE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	SW	15kt	SSE	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	SW	14kt	SSE	14kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	SW	13kt	SSE	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	13s	SW	12kt	SSE	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	SW	12kt	S	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	SW	13kt	S	14kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	SW	13kt	S	14kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	12s	SW	11kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	12s	SW	10kt	SSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	12s	SW	10kt	SSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	12s	SW	10kt	S	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	12s	SW	9kt	S	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	14s	SW	11kt	S	12kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	15s	SW	12kt	S	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 27

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 3.1-4.8ft 💨 12-19kt 🌡️ 18-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	17s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	17s	SW	13kt	S	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	17s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	16s	SW	12kt	S	13kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	16s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	16s	SW	16kt	S	17kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	16s	SW	18kt	SSW	19kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	16s	SW	16kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	15s	SW	15kt	SSW	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	15s	SW	13kt	SSW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	15s	SW	13kt	SSW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	15s	SW	12kt	SW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	14s	SW	12kt	SW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.7ft	14s	SW	12kt	SW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	14s	SW	12kt	SW	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	14s	SW	13kt	SW	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.4ft	14s	SW	13kt	SW	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.3ft	14s	SW	14kt	SW	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	14s	SW	14kt	SW	16kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	13s	SW	16kt	SW	19kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	4ft	13s	SW	17kt	SSW	22kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	13s	SW	19kt	SSW	24kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	13s	SW	18kt	SSW	24kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	13s	SW	18kt	SSW	23kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.9-3.7ft 💨 8-17kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	13s	SW	17kt	SSW	22kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	13s	SW	16kt	SSW	20kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	13s	SW	15kt	SSW	18kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	13s	SW	14kt	SSW	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	13s	SW	14kt	SSW	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	13s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	13s	SW	15kt	S	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	13s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3ft	13s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	12s	SW	14kt	S	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	11s	SW	14kt	S	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	9s	SW	14kt	S	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	7s	SW	14kt	S	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	SW	13kt	S	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	7s	SW	12kt	S	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	SW	11kt	S	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	SW	9kt	S	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	7s	SW	8kt	S	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	7s	SW	9kt	S	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	SW	10kt	SSE	11kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	SW	11kt	SSE	12kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SW	11kt	SSE	11kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	7s	SW	10kt	SSE	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 29

GOOD9 excellent hours

🌊 2.9-4.1ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	SW	10kt	SSE	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	9s	SW	9kt	S	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	10s	SW	9kt	S	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	SW	8kt	S	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	SW	8kt	SSE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	SW	9kt	SSE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	SW	9kt	SSE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	12s	SW	8kt	SE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	12s	SW	7kt	ESE	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	12s	SW	6kt	ESE	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	13s	SW	5kt	ESE	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	14s	SW	3kt	ESE	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	14s	SW	2kt	ESE	2kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	SE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	14s	SW	10kt	SSE	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	14s	SW	14kt	SSW	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4ft	13s	SW	12kt	SSE	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	13s	SW	9kt	SE	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	13s	SW	7kt	ESE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	13s	SW	8kt	ESE	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	13s	SW	8kt	ESE	11kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	13s	SW	9kt	E	13kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	13s	SW	9kt	ESE	13kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	13s	SW	9kt	ESE	12kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.1ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:7-20kt SSE

Water Temperature:19°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Te Paki in Northland is an exposed beach break that consistently picks up distant southwest groundswells, offering both left and right-hand waves. The ideal surf conditions occur with a southwest swell and offshore winds from the north-northeast, particularly during summer—most reliably in April. The spot works well across all tide stages, remains generally uncrowded even when surf is good, but surfers should be cautious of strong and potentially dangerous rips.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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