The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 1AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
385
361
459
645
533
494
502
496
521
292
160
63
53
46
52
40
34
16
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
45
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM1.26m
12:52PM1.28m
1:10AM1.20m
1:30PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.31m
6:49AM0.29m
7:10PM0.38m
7:26AM0.36m
7:53PM0.44m
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6:33
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6:31
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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 mm
2
1
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1
2
4
1
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1
8
8
2
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
6
-1
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
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