Patiti Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.42° S 171.27° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Patiti Point sea temperature is

12.7°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 14	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	119	92	53	50	35	24	17	16	15	15	17	22	35	22	13	7	6	12	8	5	5	8	8	21
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	S	S	S	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:10AM2.46m				9:40PM2.24m					10:08AM2.45m				10:40PM2.26m				11:03AM2.42m
Low Tide		2:39AM0.71m				3:11PM0.63m				3:44AM0.72m					4:14PM0.65m				4:45AM0.71m				5:21PM0.62m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	7	8	13	19	20	18	15	13	12	12	16	18	19	13	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	1	3	3	9	15	14	12	10	8	7	6	10	13	16	8	7	8	9	8	9	7	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 11	SE 4	ESE 4	E 3
kJ	119	92	53	50	35	24	14	8	15	15	15	14	14	22	13	7	1	6	3	4	5	3	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ESE 13	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	S 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 15
kJ	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	16	8	3	3	1	1	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	8	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 6	E 7	E 8	S 13	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	E 6	NE 4	S 16	S 15	E 8	SE 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	8	8	8	18	18	17	17	1	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	5	4	1	5	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNW 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	—	SE 4	—	E 4	—
kJ	3	20	—	13	15	—	—	4	6	11	17	22	35	1	1	7	6	12	8	—	3	—	3	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	137	0	0	0	0	115	100	90	91	100	111	111	110	154	144	90	111	153	160	137	137	137	137	135
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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