Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 715 | 542 | 463 | 393 | 414 | 435 | 250 | 128 | 63 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.26m | 12:52PM1.28m | 1:10AM1.20m | 1:30PM1.22m | 1:53AM1.13m | 2:17PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.29m | 7:10PM0.38m | 7:26AM0.36m | 7:53PM0.44m | 8:08AM0.43m | 8:44PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 250 | 128 | 63 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | NW 16 | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | NW 13 | W 12 | S 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 495 | 715 | 542 | 463 | 393 | 414 | 435 | 16 | 105 | 758 | 821 | 742 | 800 | 512 | 432 | 295 | 283 | 74 | 47 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 52 | 56 | 31 | 73 | 73 | 113 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 113 | 113 | 279 | 185 | 83 | 83 | 165 | 83 | 76 | 232 | 239 | 116 | 76 |
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