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Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 30 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
15.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1313119911881411141113131212104566788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1717222221201919672453211740141411132610051625746
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
NW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.35
2:22AM
2.50
2:31PM
2.43
3:23AM
2.56
3:19PM
2.46
4:24AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.62
8:33AM
0.68
8:49PM
0.56
9:23AM
0.67
9:42PM
0.50
10:14AM
0.69
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset-9:06-------9:05-------9:04------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141312141616161414141416181819161415152022
Feels °C (?)101113141311131413151314141314141414111114121820
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