The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
5
1.2
NW
7
1
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
14
127
80
45
22
15
9
23
92
453
410
576
1052
1589
1696
763
440
307
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
25
SW
20
S
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:37PM1.34m
9:02AM1.32m
9:12PM1.39m
9:36AM1.38m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.23m
2:52AM0.19m
3:08PM0.17m
3:27AM0.13m
3:44PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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6:03
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7:01
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6:19
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6:20
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7:21
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 mm
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1
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1
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3
3
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
11
7
6
7
Feels °C
9
9
10
8
7
8
8
6
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
6
2
2
4
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