Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa Point today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 161 | 283 | 753 | 1185 | 1420 | 1998 | 1270 | 974 | 747 | 554 | 389 | 311 | 251 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.35m | 9:32AM1.32m | 9:44PM1.40m | 10:06AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.26m | 3:24AM0.24m | 3:39PM0.20m | 3:58AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
22 | 13 | 58 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
37 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 12 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | 3 | 21 | 70 | 161 | 283 | 753 | 1185 | 1420 | 1998 | 1270 | 974 | 747 | 554 | 389 | 311 | 251 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 134 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 29 | 27 |
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