The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
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
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
410
213
96
47
38
34
31
51
24
23
50
68
105
105
103
103
102
65
63
47
23
22
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NW
20
S
30
S
25
SSE
5
SE
20
NNW
10
WNW
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:06AM1.05m
6:35PM1.13m
7:01AM1.11m
7:21PM1.20m
7:47AM1.18m
8:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.52m
12:24PM0.48m
00:58AM0.44m
1:15PM0.40m
1:40AM0.35m
1:56PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
8
8
9
9
10
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
7
7
1
2
7
4
7
0
0
-1
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
6
6
6
5
4
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