Patiti Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.42° S 171.27° E

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patiti Point sea temperature is

11.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 28							Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	3	0	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	S 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	71	104	114	158	186	1170	94	314	481	663	573	447	430	414	414	414	419	409	387	318	335	226	99
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	NW	SE	E	NNW	NW	WSW	WNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:52AM2.26m				5:06PM2.09m				5:41AM2.29m				5:50PM2.07m				6:34AM2.32m				6:40PM2.02m
Low Tide				11:16AM0.33m				11:22PM0.40m				12:08PM0.35m				00:12AM0.47m				1:00PM0.42m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	4	4	7	11	13	9	7	6	7	6	9	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	11	11	12	11
Feels °C	0	0	4	8	10	6	2	2	4	2	6	9	8	9	8	8	7	5	4	7	7	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 12
kJ	71	104	111	158	186	193	43	314	481	663	573	447	430	414	414	414	419	409	387	318	335	226	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 15	SSE 15	ENE 4
kJ	68	67	68	67	41	31	94	30	29	38	14	16	15	16	14	14	14	14	5	5	240	184	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 15
kJ	—	99	114	96	95	64	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1170	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	3	3	3	5	4	5	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	153	90	0	0	0	0	135	166	90	0	0	0	0	135	135	135	135	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	7	4	9	5	9	5	4	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5

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