
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
418 | 418 | 229 | 485 | 820 | 648 | 700 | 671 | 612 | 449 | 494 | 524 | 589 | 612 | 748 | 717 | 515 | 364 | 291 | 211 | 149 | 102 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.16m | 3:30PM1.15m | 4:12AM1.13m | 5:08PM1.16m | 5:39AM1.15m | 6:24PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.46m | 9:55PM0.50m | 10:30AM0.49m | 11:25PM0.48m | 12:00PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
23 | 21 | 43 | 55 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 25 | 364 | 291 | 211 | 149 | 102 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 14 | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
418 | 418 | 229 | 485 | 820 | 648 | 700 | 671 | 612 | 449 | 494 | 524 | 589 | 612 | 748 | 717 | 515 | — | 13 | 34 | 47 | 91 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 137 | 102 | 102 | 76 | 129 | 102 | 135 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 83 |
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