The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 4AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
247
248
346
476
703
897
1140
824
645
528
371
284
167
173
581
437
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
S
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
S
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-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM1.06m
5:55PM1.09m
6:16AM1.08m
6:55PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.54m
11:24AM0.50m
00:11AM0.54m
12:35PM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
3
7
7
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
4
-3
-1
0
2
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