Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
2.2
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1786
2070
370
316
301
216
172
142
126
123
318
314
314
1929
2676
2149
407
318
323
419
326
314
208
128
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
0
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:40AM1.98m
10:57PM2.02m
11:24AM2.04m
11:41PM2.04m
12:10PM2.12m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.84m
4:47PM0.71m
5:15AM0.71m
5:32PM0.59m
5:52AM0.58m
6:18PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
11
11
8
8
8
9
10
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
2
3
2
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
6
11
12
10
8
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
11
Energy kJ
489
430
370
316
301
216
172
142
126
123
318
314
314
414
443
425
407
318
323
419
326
314
208
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
54
52
49
26
26
25
25
24
23
22
22
21
21
9
31
30
27
25
22
21
9
8
8
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
SE
22
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
25
62
16
16
15
11
11
18
21
21
11
18
30
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
2.2
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
Energy kJ
1786
2070
1
2
2
1929
2676
2149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Patiti Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest