Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1032 | 461 | 260 | 202 | 190 | 201 | 119 | 251 | 312 | 491 | 443 | 294 | 147 | 96 | 54 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.43m | 11:11AM1.41m | 11:24PM1.44m | 11:47AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.14m | 5:03AM0.11m | 5:20PM0.13m | 5:41AM0.11m | 5:59PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1032 | 461 | 260 | 202 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 294 | 147 | 96 | 54 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 14 | W 20 | W 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 51 | 40 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 59 | 103 | 101 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 17 | SW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | — | — | — | 190 | 201 | 119 | 251 | 312 | 491 | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 28 | 70 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 152 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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