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Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
15.9° 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 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
E
0.1
S
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
NE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)118117783145555131244466415151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254445553787731213121320864444
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
SSE
25
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
2.23
8:15AM
2.29
8:34PM
2.10
9:06AM
2.15
9:34PM
2.00
9:58AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.61
2:01PM
0.78
2:37AM
0.71
2:59PM
0.78
3:31AM
0.80
4:01PM
0.76
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:00-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------9:21-------9:21-------9:20
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C161615151719181820191817191616151514141423262725
Feels °C (?)161615151717151718161514151314121312121220212019
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