
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). 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 (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
514 | 902 | 629 | 503 | 784 | 976 | 1097 | 1259 | 1109 | 667 | 250 | 132 | 68 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.38m | 10:31AM1.33m | 10:45PM1.41m | 11:05AM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.27m | 4:38PM0.24m | 4:59AM0.25m | 5:13PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | NW 16 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 8 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | — | — | 667 | 250 | 132 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 263 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NW 19 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | — |
3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 70 | 46 | 68 | 33 | 16 | 24 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | WNW 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 12 |
514 | 902 | 629 | 503 | 784 | 976 | 1097 | 1259 | 1109 | — | 25 | 499 | 754 | 634 | 569 | 22 | 289 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 134 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 100 | 137 | 141 | 141 | 102 | 137 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 83 | 83 | 229 |
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