Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 May 2026 NZST
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
8
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.9
NE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
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
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7:58
8:00
8:00
8:02
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5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
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)
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
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)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
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)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
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)
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
43
32
362
36
109
2
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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