The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
309
509
795
1035
839
930
1385
1282
1158
1237
1319
804
683
608
386
406
280
191
553
923
800
408
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.44m
11:46PM1.40m
12:11PM1.43m
00:33AM1.36m
1:00PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.11m
5:42PM0.16m
6:03AM0.15m
6:29PM0.21m
6:51AM0.22m
7:23PM0.28m
clear
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clear
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cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
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rain showers
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6:13
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6:11
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6:11
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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1
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1
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
11
9
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
4
3
3
4
5
5
7
7
3
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