Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pa today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pa at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Pa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 84 | 94 | 104 | 113 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 292 | 690 | 769 | 634 | 606 | 393 | 240 | 94 | 45 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.04m | 4:57AM1.01m | 5:37PM1.07m | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:35PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.57m | 11:14AM0.54m | 00:02AM0.52m | 12:24PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 136 | 227 | 240 | 142 | 98 | 58 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 240 | 94 | 45 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 50 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 65 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 84 | 94 | 104 | 113 | 73 | 69 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 4 | SE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 30 | 53 | 292 | 690 | 769 | 634 | 606 | 393 | 8 | 96 | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 263 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 76 | 8 | 51 |
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