The Pa Surf Photo by Rob Davies | 4:45 pm 11 Sep 2013

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Open ocean wave model on 10 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

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Open ocean wave model on 10 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

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Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

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Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

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	NW	NNW	NW	S	SE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SSE	S
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SE	ESE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	SE	ESE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NNW	SE	SE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SE	ESE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SSE	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SE	S
	10 s	on	10 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	S	SE
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	17 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	S	SE
	10 s	on	10 s	16 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	S	SE
	10 s	on	10 s	15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	S	WNW
	10 s	on	10 s	14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	S	ESE
	10 s	on	10 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Pa around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 35 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.2 ft). Range 1.52m (5.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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The Pa Surf Photo: 'Hongoeka Bay Surf' by Rob Davies

A big NW wind swell wraps into partially sheltered Hongoeka Bay, near Plimmerton. About as big as this coast gets with any frequency. One guy out, battling a cross-shore gale. Overhead on the biggest sets.

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Photo taken at: 4:45 pm 11 Sep 2013