Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.4
E
0.8
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)99991055698888899999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62858343443939722786192218398142188196166170170173173166140143
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
1.97
10:25PM
2.07
10:49AM
1.92
11:05PM
2.09
11:33AM
1.91
11:43PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.88
4:45AM
0.98
4:45PM
0.85
5:35AM
0.87
5:27PM
0.77
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:06----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414131211101010141716131211121517171514131212
Feels °C (?)111110101097871014141196712151613111099
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