Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
18.9° C
(Which is 5.3°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 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ESE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)8881211111110101010999999993910414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60540665187182119115826565743141293030223013813141319
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
1.93
12:20AM
1.97
12:44PM
1.96
1:02AM
2.01
1:27PM
2.01
1:42AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.74
6:32AM
0.78
6:44PM
0.74
7:23AM
0.74
7:29PM
0.73
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---9:20-------9:19-------9:19----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11------------------2545
Temp. °C141615141412101014151615151414141618191614131313
Feels °C (?)12121091088812121213141213131414151311101010
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