The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.2
WNW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
47
45
35
25
25
25
18
54
68
310
414
471
385
255
128
42
38
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
10
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.31m
7:48AM1.28m
8:13PM1.38m
8:37AM1.34m
8:58PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.36m
1:39AM0.30m
2:02PM0.26m
2:28AM0.21m
2:48PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
7
10
8
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
8
7
7
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
10
8
7
8
Feels °C
8
8
5
5
4
4
7
7
7
5
5
4
4
3
6
8
0
-1
1
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