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Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
18.8° C
 (Which is 5.1°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 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999999108141414566667778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3030222221131397191936314852565856697375577678
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
2.01
1:27PM
2.01
1:42AM
2.06
2:01PM
2.07
2:22AM
2.10
2:30PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.74
7:29PM
0.73
8:06AM
0.73
8:11PM
0.72
8:44AM
0.76
8:51PM
0.70
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----9:19-------9:17-------9:17--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141315181716151414141414141313131313121313131313
Feels °C (?)131214161313131212111110109118101091010101110
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