The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
196
216
112
104
200
187
129
109
75
55
33
26
18
30
43
48
73
96
181
178
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM1.38m
10:51PM1.37m
11:10AM1.38m
11:25PM1.35m
11:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.18m
5:03AM0.15m
5:21PM0.20m
5:38AM0.18m
5:56PM0.25m
rain showers
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:39
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6:35
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7:36
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7:37
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
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