Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 5.6°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 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
1
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1110101099999999999104141455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1158265481764241413041312221131314819193425242445
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
1.96
1:02AM
2.01
1:27PM
2.01
1:42AM
2.06
2:01PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.78
6:44PM
0.74
7:23AM
0.74
7:29PM
0.73
8:06AM
0.73
8:11PM
0.72
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:19-------9:19-------9:17--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------1------111123356
Temp. °C101014161615151413131417181715151414151413131313
Feels °C (?)8913121214151112131314141413131211111011997
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