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 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
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
1
1
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)
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
103
103
102
65
63
47
25
23
34
30
21
20
10
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
0
SW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.20m
7:47AM1.18m
8:00PM1.27m
8:26AM1.25m
8:37PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.35m
1:56PM0.31m
2:17AM0.26m
2:33PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
1
1
3
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
3
5
6
9
9
8
5
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