The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (30 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
6
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.1
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
1
NNW
4
1.5
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
1008
929
686
315
178
70
70
46
70
47
37
18
18
18
19
38
122
221
398
480
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
20
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
5
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00PM1.38m
1:27AM1.29m
1:57PM1.31m
2:32AM1.22m
3:05PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.28m
7:43AM0.30m
8:23PM0.35m
8:43AM0.37m
9:29PM0.40m
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
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6:09
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6:07
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7:57
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7:58
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
15
13
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
-1
0
1
1
2
4
7
6
6
5
3
2
4
5
5
5
5
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