
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 7PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
415 | 223 | 80 | 26 | 38 | 96 | 95 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 148 | 264 | 162 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 46 | 67 | 104 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.34m | 8:58PM1.43m | 9:21AM1.39m | 9:39PM1.45m | 10:00AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.18m | 3:11AM0.15m | 3:30PM0.14m | 3:52AM0.12m | 4:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 19 | SSW 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 13 |
12 | 223 | 80 | 26 | 8 | 96 | 16 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 123 | 264 | 162 | 73 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 25 | 126 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 20 | NW 6 | NW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | S 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | 11 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 95 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 89 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | NW 21 | NW 20 | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 4 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
— | 10 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 104 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — |
415 | — | 2 | 135 | 108 | 82 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 71 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 102 | 32 | 82 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 73 | 71 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
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