Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 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 2.3°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 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.2
E
11
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
21
8
8
9
8
9
14
8
44
82
29
24
24
15
8
9
26
159
208
206
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
0
W
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNE
10
NW
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
5:41AM2.29m
6:55PM1.98m
6:49AM2.16m
7:59PM2.00m
8:08AM2.04m
8:53PM2.03m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.80m
00:48AM0.95m
1:42PM0.88m
1:44AM1.01m
2:33PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:33
7:33
7:35
7:37
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
18
20
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
15
14
14
12
7
7
7
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
18
16
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.7
E
12
1.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
22
21
12
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
7
45
29
24
24
15
8
9
26
7
129
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
21
21
21
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
2
8
8
6
2
7
7
2
7
1
7
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
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
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
1
2
8
8
8
8
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
7
14
4
44
82
159
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
90
90
90
90
90
90
91
91
135
135
91
91
2
0
90
90
90
90
90
111
173
0
168
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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