
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.20m | 7:47AM1.18m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:26AM1.25m | 8:37PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.40m | 1:40AM0.35m | 1:56PM0.31m | 2:17AM0.26m | 2:33PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 7 | WNW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | NW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
67 | 105 | 105 | 26 | 103 | 27 | 37 | 63 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 9 | WNW 16 | SSW 8 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
4 | 4 | 15 | 103 | 14 | 102 | 65 | 19 | 47 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | WNW 7 | S 14 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 6 | S 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 3 |
94 | 133 | 43 | 5 | 25 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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