The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
7
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
9
8
12
26
38
59
123
138
186
338
730
558
445
381
198
197
236
265
296
216
126
90
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
45
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM1.33m
8:08AM1.31m
8:39PM1.42m
9:03AM1.37m
9:29PM1.48m
9:54AM1.41m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.32m
2:00AM0.30m
2:25PM0.25m
2:54AM0.23m
3:17PM0.19m
3:44AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
8
8
8
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
2
3
2
2
4
5
4
5
5
3
5
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
9
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