Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2926 | 2616 | 2122 | 1337 | 1007 | 884 | 688 | 377 | 250 | 211 | 85 | 192 | 323 | 305 | 247 | 255 | 393 | 509 | 595 | 476 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.09m | 6:45AM1.08m | 7:14PM1.15m | 7:37AM1.14m | 7:57PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.53m | 1:03PM0.47m | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:51PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 55 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2926 | 2616 | 2122 | 1337 | 1007 | 884 | 688 | 377 | 250 | 211 | 74 | 192 | 323 | 305 | 247 | 255 | 393 | 509 | 595 | 476 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 141 | 141 | 102 | 102 | 73 | 52 | 27 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 28 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 28 | 28 |
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