Point Elizabeth surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Point Elizabeth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Elizabeth sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Point Elizabeth today?

The current surf forecast for Point Elizabeth at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
1.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
W
3
WNW
2
W
4
NNW
4
NW
4.5
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)12138121278910119101010101010101110109910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182766084617681749688672800165496923233182353517471384149614681671164119721819137415751864
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
35
N
45
N
40
NW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
2.40
2:38AM
2.29
2:56PM
2.28
3:24AM
2.17
3:47PM
2.18
4:22AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.59
8:30PM
0.60
8:48AM
0.71
9:15PM
0.72
9:36AM
0.81
10:09PM
0.80
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset---8:09-------8:10-------8:13----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
44221224914145-11122111322
Temp. °C10111211111112111112141311988888109999
Feels °C (?)468566766676532223322233
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Point Elizabeth (light winds from the SW at HokitikaAeroAws 42 km from Point Elizabeth). A 2.4m swell from the W

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