The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
278
342
245
144
94
79
57
37
35
30
27
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
32
45
36
38
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM1.42m
11:05PM1.50m
11:28AM1.40m
11:50PM1.46m
12:13PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.16m
4:52PM0.15m
5:21AM0.17m
5:38PM0.17m
6:08AM0.20m
6:22PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
6
4
5
5
7
7
8
7
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