The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Pa Point today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa Point at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
NW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)787777777777788889998999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4726673593012812833704372683446345658381232142715831871213914701291929772573396
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
35
NW
45
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
15
W
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.11
5:04PM
1.15
5:35AM
1.11
6:18PM
1.19
6:43AM
1.16
7:14PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.50
11:20PM
0.49
11:54AM
0.48
12:34AM
0.44
1:00PM
0.41
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:20-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:10-------6:12--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11114------
Temp. °C13131415151414131313141414141414141414141413129
Feels °C (?)98111212111087676555556857782
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  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Lyall Bay (light winds from the NNE at Wellington Airport 1 km from Lyall Bay). 0.7m 8s swell from the S with a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
ENE
Cross-Off
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