The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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The Pa Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Pa Point sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Pa Point today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at The Pa Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2
NW
2
NW
2.5
WNW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)444455666777777777778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131010144089181210231410645408377423429586303258379405205964123
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
1.43
11:21PM
1.38
11:35AM
1.45
11:56PM
1.40
12:11PM
1.46
12:33AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.19
5:28AM
0.16
5:50PM
0.16
6:05AM
0.16
6:29PM
0.16
6:44AM
0.19
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---8:21-------8:19-------8:17----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171717161717181818171717171818191714141212
Feels °C (?)15151413141210121212121413141412121214131011911
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