The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.4
NNW
5
2.5
NNW
7
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
94
161
200
293
422
321
231
293
440
573
408
263
117
554
1032
813
634
452
327
237
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
50
N
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
11:43AM1.37m
11:58PM1.31m
12:17PM1.33m
00:32AM1.26m
12:52PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.25m
6:13AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
6:49AM0.29m
7:10PM0.38m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
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6:35
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6:33
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7:37
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7:38
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2
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
9
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
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