The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
1.1
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
182
145
109
75
45
34
26
18
47
44
67
84
171
226
238
203
200
193
159
190
398
357
299
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51PM1.37m
11:10AM1.38m
11:25PM1.35m
11:43AM1.37m
11:58PM1.31m
12:17PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.15m
5:21PM0.20m
5:38AM0.18m
5:56PM0.25m
6:13AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
14
13
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
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