Patiti Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.42° S 171.27° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Patiti Point sea temperature is

12.2°C

Patiti Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	25	24	22	23	25	31	43	36	65	91	70	29	131	166	65	69	74	60	58	42	41	39
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	SSW	SE	SE	SSE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:41AM2.35m				3:10PM2.31m				3:30AM2.35m				3:57PM2.23m					4:16AM2.35m				4:33PM2.14m
Low Tide				8:51AM0.51m				9:04PM0.50m				9:43AM0.49m				9:51PM0.52m					10:33AM0.51m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	10	10	10	11	13	13	13	12	11	12	12	15	17	15	13	14
Feels °C	7	8	7	6	8	9	10	10	8	8	8	9	11	10	11	11	10	11	10	14	15	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	SSE 15	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	SSE 16	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7
kJ	14	14	15	13	9	23	9	12	18	18	19	23	28	25	52	58	65	69	74	60	58	42	41	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	E 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 9	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	26	26	25	24	22	8	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	3	24	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SE 10	SE 10	—	E 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	10	9	9	8	8	—	7	2	2	1	1	4	4	—	3	1	5	1	—	—	—	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	—	—	NNE 2	E 5	ESE 5	—	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	—	—	1	19	9	—	31	43	36	65	91	70	29	131	166	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	137	135	135	5	111	135	135	137	137	111	135	135	0	135	137	137	137	135	0	0	0	0	0	137
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	9

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