Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.6°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: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
1
0
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1
S
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
2.4
S
1.3
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.9
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)999888813881347788141413131212812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88877751666163985231168783722241921175285215044081747
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
0
N
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
2.48
1:34PM
2.31
2:14AM
2.53
2:26PM
2.33
3:16AM
2.55
3:16PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.72
7:45PM
0.60
8:24AM
0.68
8:38PM
0.53
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:23-------8:22-------8:21--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------331----------
Temp. °C1010111415141313131314111213111099101312121110
Feels °C (?)88911121112121212124654324464577
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