Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
13.4° 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 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.5
NE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
19
8
9
9
8
103
75
31
32
26
16
9
9
14
17
221
190
125
99
96
110
82
58
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
SSW
0
W
25
NNE
25
ENE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:55PM1.98m
6:49AM2.16m
7:59PM2.00m
8:08AM2.04m
8:53PM2.03m
9:09AM1.97m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.95m
1:42PM0.88m
1:44AM1.01m
2:33PM0.91m
2:49AM1.02m
3:20PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:33
7:35
7:37
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5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
19
20
17
15
15
13
12
12
13
15
14
13
11
11
12
11
13
11
9
14
13
13
13
13
16
18
15
13
13
11
10
11
11
13
14
10
7
7
6
10
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
11
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
1
3
2
29
30
31
32
26
16
9
9
14
17
63
190
125
99
96
110
82
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
3
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.8
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
1
6
7
169
64
22
25
31
39
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
8
1
2
2
7
8
2
2
7
9
7
12
11
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
1.3
ENE
8
0.3
SW
2
0.7
S
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
19
3
5
7
7
103
75
1
1
221
1
13
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
90
135
91
91
91
91
0
0
90
135
90
90
90
111
137
175
111
5
0
279
0
152
91
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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