
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
255 | 190 | 148 | 156 | 143 | 148 | 144 | 173 | 239 | 224 | 181 | 156 | 115 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:00PM1.20m | 1:21AM1.13m | 1:48PM1.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.37m | 6:57AM0.36m | 7:23PM0.45m | 7:40AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.52m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 239 | 224 | 181 | 156 | 115 | 67 | 50 | 28 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 6 | WNW 17 | SSW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
255 | 190 | 148 | 156 | 143 | 148 | 144 | 173 | 6 | — | 22 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 32 |
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