The Pa Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° S 174.86° E

The Pa Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
827
643
458
364
284
251
221
138
63
41
50
51
36
34
16
16
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NW
15
W
25
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM1.28m
1:10AM1.20m
1:30PM1.22m
1:53AM1.13m
2:17PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.29m
7:10PM0.38m
7:26AM0.36m
7:53PM0.44m
8:08AM0.43m
8:44PM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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 mm
3
1
1
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4
6
4
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
9
9
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
7
8
4
-1
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
3
5
6
6
5
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