The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.6° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
9
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
13
46
111
161
190
209
196
204
181
330
378
476
805
765
838
1018
1735
2244
2395
1859
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
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
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:22AM1.27m
9:36PM1.35m
9:57AM1.31m
10:11PM1.38m
10:31AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.30m
3:49AM0.31m
4:04PM0.26m
4:24AM0.27m
4:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
9
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
3
2
2
1
2
4
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