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Patiti, New Zealand

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About Patiti

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (109°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (289°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 94). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Timaru, 4.9 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

    See flights MDW → CHC · Skyscanner from about £765 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Patiti.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TimaruAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Timaru · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Timaru · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct123 ft7 smushy67kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct82 ft7 smushy51kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct93 ft8 ssoft80kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct62 ft7 smushy48kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct51 ft7 smushy16kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct52 ft9 ssoft60kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct62 ft8 smushy43kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct41 ft6 smushy5kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct31 ft4 smushy2kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct144 ft6 smushy92kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct82 ft6 smushy15kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CHC, changing at SFO, then 2h 50 by road. About 28h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CHC, changing at SFO, then 2h 50 by road. About 28h 45 door to door

The trip from Timaru, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,455–£2,790 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£765–£1,585
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£100–£170
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£225–£375
Food7 days eating out£230–£430
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£165
Total£1,455–£2,790

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Timaru

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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