
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNE 2 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 44 | 23 | 50 | 67 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.11m | 7:21PM1.20m | 7:47AM1.18m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:26AM1.25m | 8:37PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.44m | 1:15PM0.40m | 1:40AM0.35m | 1:56PM0.31m | 2:17AM0.26m | 2:33PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | NW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 5 | S 9 |
107 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 67 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 40 | 31 | 63 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 9 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 9 | NW 5 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 102 | 65 | 18 | 47 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | NNE 2 |
13 | 105 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 110 | 6 | 47 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 242 | 76 | 191 | 82 | 82 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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