The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
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)
1.1
NW
14
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
456
139
86
81
61
58
55
32
31
29
29
40
37
35
32
31
21
Wind (km/h)
35
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
6:55PM1.13m
7:14AM1.12m
7:43PM1.19m
8:02AM1.17m
8:24PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.50m
1:30PM0.44m
1:57AM0.45m
2:15PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
7
Feels °C
0
2
2
3
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
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