The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.7° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
21
41
37
34
32
22
15
15
14
14
9
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
0
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:43PM1.19m
8:02AM1.17m
8:24PM1.25m
8:44AM1.22m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.45m
2:15PM0.39m
2:37AM0.40m
2:54PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
6
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
2
3
4
6
6
4
5
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
5
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