Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 6PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 4 | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.08m | 6:15AM1.04m | 6:41PM1.12m | 7:14AM1.09m | 7:31PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.52m | 00:05AM0.50m | 12:29PM0.48m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:26PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 13 | S 14 | W 13 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 61 | 60 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 76 | 70 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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