The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 3AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.2
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
NW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
330
547
551
428
253
106
27
38
96
146
145
142
136
127
123
223
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
15
SW
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
0
NE
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:13PM1.38m
8:37AM1.34m
8:58PM1.43m
9:21AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.21m
2:48PM0.18m
3:11AM0.15m
3:30PM0.14m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
5
7
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
8
7
8
9
8
7
9
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
5
8
1
-1
1
3
4
5
3
3
6
7
11
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