The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.1°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
18
0.7
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
6
10
18
15
12
9
9
5
5
2
4
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
2:50AM1.07m
3:17PM1.10m
4:00AM1.03m
4:30PM1.07m
5:09AM1.02m
5:41PM1.08m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.49m
9:45PM0.54m
10:05AM0.53m
10:54PM0.54m
11:20AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
8
7
10
12
13
11
9
9
8
8
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
5
5
9
9
10
10
7
6
4
2
6
9
11
13
10
9
8
8
12
13
14
11
8
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