
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.40m | 11:50PM1.46m | 12:13PM1.35m | 00:33AM1.39m | 12:57PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.17m | 6:08AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.23m | 6:54AM0.25m | 7:08PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 14 |
36 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 15 | SSW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 5 |
5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 9 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
21 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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