
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 2AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
124 | 172 | 312 | 357 | 275 | 212 | 245 | 337 | 449 | 397 | 299 | 288 | 446 | 736 | 684 | 424 | 333 | 245 | 203 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.31m | 12:17PM1.33m | 00:32AM1.26m | 12:52PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.25m | 6:13AM0.23m | 6:32PM0.31m | 6:49AM0.29m | 7:10PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | — | W 18 | S 10 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
19 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 11 | 245 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | S 5 | NW 16 | WNW 13 |
22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
124 | 172 | 312 | 357 | 275 | 212 | 245 | 337 | 449 | 397 | 299 | 288 | 446 | 736 | 684 | 424 | 333 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 135 | 113 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 30 | 73 | 101 | 113 |
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