
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 7 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 53 | 44 | 26 | 69 | 104 | 278 | 72 | 74 | 111 | 74 | 75 | 57 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.41m | 10:17PM1.44m | 10:37AM1.40m | 10:53PM1.41m | 11:12AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.12m | 4:09PM0.13m | 4:31AM0.12m | 4:47PM0.16m | 5:08AM0.15m | 5:23PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
107 | 49 | 44 | 26 | 69 | 176 | 165 | 117 | 103 | 111 | 71 | 56 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
74 | 21 | 22 | 66 | 123 | 24 | 278 | 46 | 37 | 72 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
2 | 53 | 37 | 24 | 68 | 104 | — | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 57 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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