Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 Apr 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
7
2
S
8
0.4
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
85
78
52
48
45
21
19
17
17
11
10
9
9
8
7
14
12
7
7
41
114
446
92
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
40
S
20
SSW
5
W
10
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:19PM2.17m
00:47AM2.32m
1:12PM2.14m
1:43AM2.24m
1:57PM2.13m
2:25AM2.16m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.63m
6:25PM0.58m
6:56AM0.62m
7:19PM0.56m
7:41AM0.63m
8:07PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:40
5:39
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
13
17
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
17
21
20
10
11
10
10
11
14
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
11
12
10
10
11
13
16
16
1
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
94
85
78
52
48
45
21
19
17
17
11
10
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
2
5
17
73
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
15
Energy kJ
2
2
1
9
9
8
8
7
14
12
7
7
5
46
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
11
9
8
8
4
3
4
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
7
2
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
41
114
446
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
Distance (km)
0
91
135
2
2
5
90
90
115
135
137
137
90
90
90
90
90
91
135
135
165
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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