Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° 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: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)109999912121212121212121611111111111314148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183142136108110765019518411114718018610630613510297959317020682125632
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
S
20
S
10
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
S
30
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
2.48
1:29PM
2.25
2:03AM
2.47
2:22PM
2.22
3:02AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
0.62
7:22AM
0.67
7:35PM
0.57
8:12AM
0.65
8:28PM
0.53
9:01AM
0.64
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:47-------7:48-------7:48-
Sunset-7:32-------7:31-------7:30------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C15141414141314151716161616141413131412121211911
Feels °C (?)131213131312121315151614139111110119119927
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