The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
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
1.1
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
126
66
43
45
44
34
34
34
35
37
49
49
49
47
45
35
35
25
25
17
54
41
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
E
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39AM1.15m
6:24PM1.23m
6:50AM1.21m
7:23PM1.31m
7:48AM1.28m
8:13PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.45m
00:41AM0.40m
1:08PM0.36m
1:39AM0.30m
2:02PM0.26m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
6
7
5
6
3
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
12
10
11
Feels °C
2
0
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
4
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
7
5
3
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