The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
5
2
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
25
38
49
49
49
47
45
35
35
25
25
18
54
78
287
414
447
381
273
236
100
39
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
35
S
35
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM1.21m
7:23PM1.31m
7:48AM1.28m
8:13PM1.38m
8:37AM1.34m
8:58PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.40m
1:08PM0.36m
1:39AM0.30m
2:02PM0.26m
2:28AM0.21m
2:48PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
4
7
3
Temp °C
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
7
8
Feels °C
4
5
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
6
7
6
7
5
5
3
2
3
5
7
8
0
0
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