
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 11AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 337 | 459 | 664 | 800 | 824 | 634 | 684 | 551 | 341 | 239 | 132 | 112 | 152 | 141 | 134 | 86 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.06m | 5:55PM1.09m | 6:16AM1.08m | 6:55PM1.13m | 7:14AM1.12m | 7:43PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.50m | 00:11AM0.54m | 12:35PM0.49m | 1:11AM0.50m | 1:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 341 | 239 | 132 | 109 | 95 | 141 | 134 | 86 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 59 | 112 | 152 | 39 | 59 | 85 | 54 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
269 | 337 | 459 | 664 | 800 | 824 | 634 | 684 | 551 | — | — | 28 | 11 | 19 | 77 | 62 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 149 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 119 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 32 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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