The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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)
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
55
55
60
74
86
93
94
90
83
49
35
30
25
15
10
10
10
23
21
21
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
SE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06PM1.23m
7:34AM1.19m
8:03PM1.28m
8:30AM1.25m
8:52PM1.33m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.43m
1:25AM0.37m
1:50PM0.35m
2:20AM0.29m
2:42PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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6:43
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Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
8
10
10
10
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
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