Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 118 | 82 | 54 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 119 | 684 | 942 | 954 | 897 | 728 | 334 | 179 | 115 | 144 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.13m | 1:48PM1.13m | 2:20AM1.06m | 2:53PM1.06m | 3:38AM1.01m | 4:19PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.52m | 8:33AM0.51m | 9:21PM0.57m | 9:46AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 156 | 118 | 82 | 54 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 728 | 334 | 179 | 114 | 64 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 12 | WNW 16 | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 10 | 77 | 115 | 144 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | S 14 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 4 | — | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | 119 | 684 | 942 | 954 | 897 | 11 | 20 | — | 49 | 226 | 377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 71 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 114 | 76 | 29 | 29 | 263 | 322 | 32 |
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