Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.38° S 171.23° E

Point Elizabeth Surf Guide

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Elizabeth sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

Point Elizabeth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Point Elizabeth break guidePhoto by: Rob Davies

Point Elizabeth Surf Guide

Point Elizabeth in West Coast South Island is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast with some shelter here from southwest winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

Point Elizabeth Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach3fairly consistent
14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Point Elizabeth:

The best conditions reported for surf at Point Elizabeth occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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Interactive Point Elizabeth surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Point Elizabeth Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 22:15 Local Time
MonTuesday 03
10PM1AM4AM7AM
Wave (m)
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
NW
Period (s) 11 10 10 10
Wind (km/h)
20
20
15
10
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross cross-
off

What does Point Elizabeth look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies

    Point Elizabeth Sea Temperature

    The Point Elizabeth water temperature is rather cool (14.1 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

    Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
    Current Temp*: 14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    New Zealand Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

    Swell History at Point Elizabeth

    Surf stats for Point Elizabeth, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

    Point Elizabeth Location Map
    Average Swell
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    Wind History at Point Elizabeth

    Wind stats for Point Elizabeth, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

    Point Elizabeth Location Map
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