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Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 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
17.1° C
 (Which is 3.5°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 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.7
NE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.5
S
1
SSE
2.2
S
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1312447765415151414145666131616787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16121213342313617444441116138310122105551512
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
20
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
E
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
2.15
9:34PM
2.00
9:58AM
2.03
10:35PM
1.94
10:53AM
1.95
11:31PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.78
3:31AM
0.80
4:01PM
0.76
4:28AM
0.84
5:01PM
0.75
5:31AM
0.83
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset---9:21-------9:20-------9:20----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------211--121
Temp. °C161516151514131319222726222121181822212116131111
Feels °C (?)121213121312101118212421171516171920141512958
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