Patiti Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.42° S 171.27° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Patiti Point sea temperature is

10.6°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 15	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 4	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	56	55	55	53	26	23	23	57	24	24	24	20	16	15	15	12	21	19	32	270	343	439	449	321
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	W	S	SSE	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	WNW	N	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:28AM2.35m				7:40PM2.00m				8:26AM2.37m				8:50PM2.04m				9:27AM2.39m				9:59PM2.13m
Low Tide		1:02AM0.56m				1:51PM0.50m				1:55AM0.66m				2:41PM0.59m				2:56AM0.74m				3:35PM0.65m


	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	13	14	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	17	20	11	9	8	8	8	7	9	10	9	9
Feels °C	8	7	8	10	11	12	13	11	12	12	9	9	11	15	9	6	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 15	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	—	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 6
kJ	56	55	55	53	26	23	23	57	23	22	13	20	16	15	15	—	21	19	17	50	64	370	215	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	NE 4	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11	NE 4	NE 4	SE 15	NE 8	SE 11	SE 10	NE 6	SE 14	SSE 16	—	—	SSE 14
kJ	6	4	18	18	19	21	21	1	24	24	24	11	1	1	9	2	5	4	1	52	162	—	—	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	SSE 12	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	S 15	SE 16	—	E 8	E 8	SSE 11	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	51	49	2	2	—	—	—	14	—	—	1	1	4	10	—	1	1	11	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 3	—	—	—	NW 2	—	—	—	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	12	12	9	32	270	343	439	449	321
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	4	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	90	90	135	0	90	90	90	90	91	160	160	204	160	165	3	0	0	165	153	93
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		1	2	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5

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