
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (11 Sep):
- 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 7 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 143 | 233 | 187 | 82 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 104 | 69 | 111 | 74 | 110 | 81 | 75 | 57 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.45m | 10:00AM1.41m | 10:17PM1.44m | 10:37AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.14m | 3:52AM0.12m | 4:09PM0.13m | 4:31AM0.12m | 4:47PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
127 | 123 | 233 | 187 | 82 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 121 | 168 | 173 | 112 | 106 | 110 | 81 | 63 | 35 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
4 | 1 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 75 | 24 | 23 | 111 | 26 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 3 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 24 | 68 | 104 | 69 | — | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 57 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
96 | 143 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 8 |
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