The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 1PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
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)
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
10
1.9
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.2
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
2061
1646
702
421
300
251
268
244
202
412
830
1089
1055
885
1062
1052
1221
1129
1147
1221
700
476
Wind (km/h)
55
NNW
55
NNW
15
SW
30
SSE
15
SSE
5
W
20
N
20
W
30
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:47AM1.43m
11:02PM1.42m
11:27AM1.44m
11:46PM1.40m
12:11PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.10m
4:58PM0.13m
5:18AM0.11m
5:42PM0.16m
6:03AM0.15m
6:29PM0.21m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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6:15
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6:13
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6:11
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7:53
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7:54
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7:55
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 mm
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3
6
1
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
13
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
11
5
8
10
7
7
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
3
5
5
6
6
7
6
4
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