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Patiti Point Surf Forecast
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Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | |
21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 104 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 243 | 695 | 165 | 103 | 94 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.98m | 6:49AM2.16m | 7:59PM2.00m | 8:08AM2.04m | 8:53PM2.03m | 9:09AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.80m | 00:48AM0.95m | 1:42PM0.88m | 1:44AM1.01m | 2:33PM0.91m | 2:49AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 127 | 237 | 165 | 103 | 94 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 17 | S 5 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 132 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 17 | S 17 | SE 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 2 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 3 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | 25 | 104 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 243 | 695 | 3 | — | — | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 137 | 91 | 91 | 137 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 111 | 111 | 2 | 111 | 90 | 90 | 2 | 135 | 153 |
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