Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
S
1.1
S
2
SSW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888878812121111111211111111667101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126100863629334546287773706619221315715411413075414515133
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
20
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
20
S
15
SE
25
ESE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
2.03
5:15AM
2.23
5:40PM
2.04
5:57AM
2.19
6:34PM
2.05
6:41AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.52
11:41AM
0.46
11:49PM
0.49
12:27PM
0.45
12:46AM
0.51
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-8:39-------8:38-------8:37------
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-------------1-1------
Temp. °C181715151414172018171514151315161514121211111215
Feels °C (?)1516161513131619151714131211111310129777811
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