The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.5°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). 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 (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
6
3
NW
7
4
NW
8
4
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
381
403
427
360
302
273
239
315
924
1868
2403
1516
1058
711
493
380
419
312
450
773
579
531
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
50
NNW
55
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:44AM1.32m
1:12PM1.27m
1:34AM1.24m
2:09PM1.20m
2:42AM1.16m
3:30PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.30m
7:35PM0.38m
7:58AM0.38m
8:36PM0.45m
9:02AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
5
4
6
6
6
3
3
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
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