Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
287 | 505 | 415 | 287 | 139 | 69 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 146 | 381 | 1151 | 1469 | 1944 | 1319 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.29m | 8:57AM1.26m | 9:11PM1.35m | 9:32AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.32m | 2:49AM0.31m | 3:05PM0.26m | 3:24AM0.24m | 3:39PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 139 | 69 | 39 | 25 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 6 | W 12 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 12 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
287 | 505 | 415 | 287 | — | 3 | — | — | 28 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 146 | 381 | 1151 | 1469 | 1944 | 1319 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 135 | 76 |
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