The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.6
NW
8
0.2
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
175
228
256
342
305
157
85
77
57
37
27
25
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
43
32
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:18PM1.51m
10:42AM1.42m
11:05PM1.50m
11:28AM1.40m
11:50PM1.46m
12:13PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.16m
4:52PM0.15m
5:21AM0.17m
5:38PM0.17m
6:08AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
6
7
9
7
6
5
6
4
6
6
8
9
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