The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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)
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
WNW
15
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
832
636
437
470
435
291
191
149
109
188
229
137
86
83
62
49
35
33
31
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
10
W
0
NE
15
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.09m
6:16AM1.08m
6:55PM1.13m
7:14AM1.12m
7:43PM1.19m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.54m
12:35PM0.49m
1:11AM0.50m
1:30PM0.44m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
3
5
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
5
7
6
6
6
8
9
6
-1
0
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
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