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Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Patiti Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patiti Point sea temperature is
17.2° C
 (Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Patiti Point today?

The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)81010999888887887121111131211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3713203012211821321269069363533454530691136389244209157154158
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
20
SE
15
NE
15
N
15
WNW
5
W
10
NW
25
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
2.24
4:48PM
2.03
5:15AM
2.23
5:40PM
2.04
5:57AM
2.19
6:34PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.57
10:58AM
0.51
10:56PM
0.52
11:41AM
0.46
11:49PM
0.49
12:27PM
0.45
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:38-------8:37
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1--------------------1
Temp. °C131313131417181715151414182119161415141215181814
Feels °C (?)1212121213151515151513131720161411121299141510
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