
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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 morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 278 | 967 | 1112 | 1286 | 833 | 778 | 363 | 219 | 113 | 118 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.13m | 2:20AM1.06m | 2:53PM1.06m | 3:38AM1.01m | 4:19PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.52m | 8:33AM0.51m | 9:21PM0.57m | 9:46AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 |
40 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 363 | 219 | 109 | 75 | 343 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 14 | SSW 10 | NW 8 |
48 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 8 | 113 | 96 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NW 3 | S 14 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 31 | 118 | 94 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 26 | 278 | 967 | 1112 | 1286 | 833 | 778 | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 71 | 52 | 73 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 312 | 4 |
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