Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
1.6
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
40
18
10
27
20
249
154
158
96
73
64
79
76
57
40
138
196
1072
2022
751
463
609
2067
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
20
SSW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
20
SSE
10
N
20
N
15
S
30
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:08AM2.04m
8:53PM2.03m
9:09AM1.97m
9:37PM2.03m
9:57AM1.94m
10:16PM2.02m
Low Tide
1:44AM1.01m
2:33PM0.91m
2:49AM1.02m
3:20PM0.89m
3:50AM0.95m
4:04PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
15
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
10
8
8
7
14
11
12
14
12
13
14
12
10
9
11
10
9
9
10
8
6
7
6
10
3
-3
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
E
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
1.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
24
40
18
10
27
20
52
154
158
96
73
64
79
76
57
35
138
196
193
261
390
56
55
543
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.7
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
SE
16
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
129
41
21
10
14
27
19
26
40
37
35
18
36
35
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
7
2
8
7
7
12
11
10
10
9
2
3
4
4
16
16
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
1.5
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
4
1
S
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
1.6
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
12
3
S
11
Energy kJ
1
249
5
59
2
5
1072
2022
751
463
609
2067
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
4
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
90
5
90
90
111
90
0
0
0
110
0
90
135
111
0
0
110
0
90
5
153
693
298
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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