Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1312121111111010109149131313131212121212121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)653603488377242233173127100926160575656555073474771438738
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
10
NE
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.96
12:23AM
2.09
12:49PM
2.03
1:07AM
2.12
1:31PM
2.11
1:53AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.65
6:41AM
0.60
6:51PM
0.51
7:16AM
0.48
7:35PM
0.40
7:57AM
0.40
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C161413111110111515141110981014161411101091116
Feels °C (?)1312107879121112676561011106665610
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