The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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)
0.6
NW
8
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
1.8
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
WNW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
47
24
23
22
22
45
278
967
1112
1286
833
778
363
219
113
118
94
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
N
5
SE
0
S
15
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
S
15
SSW
5
NW
20
S
30
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:48PM1.13m
2:20AM1.06m
2:53PM1.06m
3:38AM1.01m
4:19PM1.04m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.52m
8:33AM0.51m
9:21PM0.57m
9:46AM0.55m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
7
10
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
6
5
6
8
8
7
5
5
4
-2
6
8
6
3
3
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