The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
1
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
42
37
32
31
31
24
12
8
5
3
15
14
30
29
41
109
200
297
529
676
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
15
N
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14AM1.09m
7:31PM1.17m
8:05AM1.16m
8:16PM1.24m
8:49AM1.24m
8:57PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.40m
1:56AM0.34m
2:14PM0.32m
2:37AM0.25m
2:56PM0.25m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
15
13
11
11
10
11
15
17
18
16
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
8
11
9
6
8
8
9
13
15
17
15
11
8
7
6
7
6
8
8
8
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