Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
S
1
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.3
E
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)5131366771212121145555666116788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3433321514889611131110842141733126108892083144260291
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
2.25
4:02PM
2.25
4:09AM
2.24
4:59PM
2.31
5:00AM
2.20
5:57PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.33
9:42AM
0.38
10:15PM
0.37
10:37AM
0.42
11:13PM
0.43
11:31AM
0.48
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------34-----21233
Temp. °C131211111418181311111111101010101011111111101010
Feels °C (?)99889141497675555677754333
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