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 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
2
1
1
1
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)
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.5
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
596
838
946
1338
1972
1149
440
275
202
190
201
119
251
303
478
372
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
50
NW
40
W
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
20
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:12PM1.39m
9:36AM1.38m
9:48PM1.43m
10:11AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.13m
3:44PM0.14m
4:03AM0.11m
4:20PM0.13m
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light rain
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rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
13
6
6
7
6
7
9
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
6
6
0
1
4
3
2
3
4
5
5
6
9
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