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Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | E 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | |
23 | 21 | 43 | 32 | 362 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 109 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 92 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 133 | 125 | 129 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.21m | 3:16PM2.10m | 3:09AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.07m | 3:42AM2.38m | 4:42PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.66m | 9:31PM0.74m | 10:00AM0.66m | 10:07PM0.81m | 10:45AM0.70m | 10:50PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 |
12 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 62 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 92 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 133 | 125 | 129 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 13 |
23 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 10 |
13 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 43 | 32 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 111 | 90 | 111 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 144 | 144 | 90 |
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