
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
929 | 799 | 705 | 473 | 418 | 329 | 208 | 424 | 490 | 527 | 300 | 170 | 69 | 51 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.36m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:27AM1.29m | 1:57PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.21m | 6:51AM0.22m | 7:23PM0.28m | 7:43AM0.30m | 8:23PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NW 14 | S 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 6 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 300 | 170 | 69 | 51 | 117 | 108 | 112 | 91 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | 4 | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 66 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
929 | 799 | 705 | 473 | 418 | 329 | 208 | 424 | 490 | 527 | 77 | 302 | 184 | 245 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 141 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 0 | 28 | 51 | 194 | 76 | 371 | 141 | 76 | 83 | 76 | 189 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
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