
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 73 | 69 | 84 | 440 | 769 | 667 | 617 | 552 | 393 | 206 | 88 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 47 | 164 | 56 | 29 | 50 | 67 | 105 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.01m | 5:37PM1.07m | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:35PM1.13m | 7:01AM1.11m | 7:21PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.54m | 00:02AM0.52m | 12:24PM0.48m | 00:58AM0.44m | 1:15PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
142 | 98 | 58 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 88 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 67 | 47 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
42 | 31 | 16 | 65 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 105 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WNW 14 | SW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | S 15 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | S 14 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
113 | 73 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | NW 7 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 4 | — |
— | 4 | 38 | 84 | 440 | 769 | 667 | 617 | 552 | 393 | 206 | 96 | 28 | — | — | 47 | 164 | 33 | 120 | 112 | 96 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 32 | 112 | 82 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 116 | 142 | 76 | 188 | 188 | 32 | 32 |
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