Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.8°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 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (21 Dec)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)7777778910101011111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18916256533943517990115124165165165165140114114224110129177157115
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
30
SE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
2.30
5:17AM
2.13
5:04PM
2.23
6:00AM
2.15
5:50PM
2.13
6:46AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.82
11:13PM
0.73
11:37AM
0.86
11:50PM
0.78
12:21PM
0.87
12:32AM
0.79
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47
Sunset---9:17-------9:19-------9:19----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C121313121188712141414141313132121171614131313
Feels °C (?)108889565910911111112121920121412111111
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