
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | W 18 | NW 14 | W 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 84 | 87 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.31m | 1:38PM1.24m | 1:57AM1.25m | 2:30PM1.20m | 2:55AM1.20m | 3:38PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.32m | 7:56PM0.39m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:52PM0.44m | 9:18AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 |
20 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 57 | 32 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 14 | W 6 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 12 |
— | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | NW 6 | W 18 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
676 | 562 | 363 | 361 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 84 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 189 | 189 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 116 | 113 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 73 |
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