Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
24
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
30
45
87
166
261
255
153
120
94
85
78
53
48
45
21
19
18
11
11
10
9
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
S
5
NW
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
off
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:22AM2.22m
11:47PM2.39m
12:19PM2.17m
00:47AM2.32m
1:12PM2.14m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.67m
5:28PM0.60m
6:06AM0.63m
6:25PM0.58m
6:56AM0.62m
7:19PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:24
7:24
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5:43
5:40
5:39
5:37
Temp °C
18
15
14
16
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
15
12
12
14
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
28
29
30
45
87
166
261
255
148
120
94
85
78
53
48
45
21
19
18
11
10
10
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
23
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
253
153
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
11
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
11
9
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
ESE
2
Energy kJ
2
3
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
90
90
90
90
135
137
91
2
0
0
0
0
135
2
2
5
90
90
90
135
135
137
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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