Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | NW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 231 | 408 | 436 | 466 | 440 | 352 | 316 | 338 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.14m | 2:30PM1.11m | 3:00AM1.07m | 3:39PM1.06m | 4:19AM1.03m | 5:10PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.44m | 8:54PM0.52m | 9:15AM0.51m | 10:03PM0.57m | 10:33AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 231 | 408 | 436 | 466 | 440 | 352 | 316 | 338 | 360 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 135 |
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