The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
394
446
773
512
475
784
1059
1205
1289
1109
687
304
132
68
33
32
16
15
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
15
SSE
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM1.38m
10:31AM1.33m
10:45PM1.41m
11:05AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.26m
4:24AM0.27m
4:38PM0.24m
4:59AM0.25m
5:13PM0.23m
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
5
4
2
2
2
1
2
5
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
0
2
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