Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
3
3
6
12
28
24
22
21
29
30
59
52
22
21
21
21
21
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
0
ENE
0
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:06PM2.03m
4:52AM2.35m
5:56PM1.99m
5:41AM2.29m
6:55PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.64m
11:16PM0.79m
11:57AM0.71m
11:59PM0.87m
12:49PM0.80m
00:48AM0.95m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
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5:30
5:30
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
15
16
14
14
14
15
15
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
7
7
6
6
7
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
9
9
3
3
3
12
28
24
22
21
29
30
59
52
22
21
21
21
21
6
1
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
6
2
1
1
2
2
2
8
2
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
135
135
115
90
90
90
90
90
90
135
135
0
2
90
90
90
90
90
91
91
90
90
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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