Patiti Point surf break

Patiti Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
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
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
NE
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
59
52
22
21
21
21
21
8
8
8
8
14
9
9
9
35
21
23
27
16
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:56PM1.99m
5:41AM2.29m
6:55PM1.98m
6:49AM2.16m
7:59PM2.00m
8:08AM2.04m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.87m
12:49PM0.80m
00:48AM0.95m
1:42PM0.88m
1:44AM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:33
7:33
7:35
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5:30
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
18
20
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
17
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
29
30
59
52
22
21
21
21
21
8
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
35
21
23
27
16
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
7
2
2
6
6
2
8
8
2
9
9
9
7
7
8
6
7
2
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
1
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
8
1
7
2
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
14
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
135
135
0
0
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
91
91
91
91
91
137
90
90
90
90
90
90
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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