The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
2.2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
23
13
8
2
3
15
14
30
29
66
143
193
361
662
734
585
387
306
284
237
246
350
474
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
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
High Tide
8:05AM1.16m
8:16PM1.24m
8:49AM1.24m
8:57PM1.31m
9:29AM1.31m
9:38PM1.36m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.34m
2:14PM0.32m
2:37AM0.25m
2:56PM0.25m
3:16AM0.18m
3:36PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
15
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
10
8
14
16
15
15
11
8
7
6
7
6
8
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
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