Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313141413131313121212121212171717171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22922922928629022922217517013898966954667311316415715310410510498
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
0
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
2.13
1:14PM
1.90
1:27AM
2.16
1:51PM
1.91
2:05AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.82
7:22AM
0.87
7:05PM
0.78
8:00AM
0.77
7:44PM
0.71
8:31AM
0.66
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-8:00-------7:59-------7:57------
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11--1-------------------
Temp. °C121212121211131616151413131314161615141212121418
Feels °C (?)101010111110121312121413121214141212121111101215
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