The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)888888899988888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1137106075550738127430234413223316215882149115825542241711111110
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
50
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
1.45
10:08PM
1.46
10:25AM
1.44
10:51PM
1.46
11:10AM
1.41
11:37PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.07
4:20AM
0.10
4:42PM
0.09
5:06AM
0.15
5:28PM
0.15
5:56AM
0.22
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2415125-21-1-254---2111262
Temp. °C171615141415141515161614131312131313131212111012
Feels °C (?)1010111211111011121313111197867642-1-22
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