Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 7PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 436 | 398 | 293 | 255 | 228 | 167 | 143 | 151 | 160 | 166 | 184 | 268 | 372 | 328 | 275 | 168 | 82 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 62 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.27m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:00PM1.20m | 1:21AM1.13m | 1:48PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.28m | 6:39PM0.37m | 6:57AM0.36m | 7:23PM0.45m | 7:40AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 328 | 275 | 168 | 82 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 6 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | W 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 2 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 436 | 398 | 293 | 255 | 228 | 167 | 143 | 151 | 160 | 166 | 184 | 268 | 372 | — | 20 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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