The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 8PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 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)
0.2
WNW
15
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
18
36
53
111
239
312
371
423
411
305
275
256
237
209
216
218
310
404
321
314
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NW
35
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:46AM1.33m
00:01AM1.28m
12:21PM1.27m
00:37AM1.21m
1:00PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.29m
6:20AM0.28m
6:39PM0.37m
6:57AM0.36m
7:23PM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
10
Feels °C
7
6
7
5
4
6
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
3
5
1
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