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Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
16.5° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
2
E
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)4477141481314551413136677778889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1815998834171848204946448897861922813492924716551076
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
2.21
4:52PM
2.08
5:37AM
2.21
5:43PM
2.04
6:20AM
2.18
6:40PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.69
11:20AM
0.71
11:17PM
0.67
12:02PM
0.67
12:05AM
0.64
12:46PM
0.64
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------9:15-------9:14-------9:14
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------131191-
Temp. °C141211111214151515121110141617171615151515161618
Feels °C (?)121110101110111213888111212121214151515161617
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