
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
878 | 933 | 840 | 469 | 216 | 95 | 53 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.41m | 11:05AM1.34m | 11:19PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.24m | 4:59AM0.25m | 5:13PM0.23m | 5:36AM0.25m | 5:49PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | — | S 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NW 6 | SSW 10 |
10 | — | 2 | 469 | 216 | 95 | 53 | 31 | 26 | 250 | 236 | 145 | 98 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 10 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 47 | 67 | 43 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
878 | 933 | 840 | — | 226 | 510 | 698 | 544 | 370 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 137 | 76 | 32 | 231 | 83 | 83 | 113 | 202 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 51 | 27 |
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