Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 144 | 221 | 228 | 269 | 357 | 472 | 729 | 1080 | 1010 | 804 | 689 | 589 | 398 | 289 | 256 | 363 | 556 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.08m | 5:05AM1.06m | 5:55PM1.09m | 6:16AM1.08m | 6:55PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.54m | 11:24AM0.50m | 00:11AM0.54m | 12:35PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 398 | 289 | 256 | 363 | 556 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 31 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 144 | 221 | 228 | 269 | 357 | 472 | 729 | 1080 | 1010 | 804 | 689 | 589 | — | 9 | 238 | 353 | 167 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 129 | 149 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 126 | 119 | 129 | 73 | 72 | 100 | 76 | 113 | 113 | 32 |
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