Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.7°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 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
!
2
!
3
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.1
E
4
ENE
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)13121212121256788991010111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323029282726366418125939358055118152010250710683817984783524432282181
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
2.37
10:32AM
2.15
11:12PM
2.43
11:34AM
2.22
12:06AM
2.47
12:33PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.64
4:15AM
0.77
4:44PM
0.67
5:24AM
0.77
5:44PM
0.66
6:27AM
0.72
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-
Sunset-7:38-------7:37-------7:35------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1125821-----------
Temp. °C141414141414151615151515141414161918171717161717
Feels °C (?)12131513131313111010912121211131618161616161716
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