Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NW 6 | WNW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 25 | 38 | 96 | 95 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 123 | 211 | 174 | 77 | 53 | 25 | 79 | 68 | 104 | 69 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.43m | 9:21AM1.39m | 9:39PM1.45m | 10:00AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.18m | 3:11AM0.15m | 3:30PM0.14m | 3:52AM0.12m | 4:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 19 | SSW 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 20 | 8 | 96 | 15 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 123 | 211 | 174 | 77 | 23 | 25 | 79 | 82 | 130 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 6 | NW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | NW 18 | NW 17 | SSW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 38 | 3 | 95 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 77 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 21 | NW 20 | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 75 | 53 | 39 | 67 | 68 | 104 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 110 | 100 | 79 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 86 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 83 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 73 | 70 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 |
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