The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)767777788888898888101010667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)398315384639696589859114711955963411731451261181097866983825120271382
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
WNW
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
NW
0
SW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
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
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
1.13
4:13PM
1.13
4:46AM
1.09
5:14PM
1.09
5:59AM
1.07
6:25PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.47
10:33PM
0.45
11:04AM
0.52
11:34PM
0.48
12:17PM
0.54
12:47AM
0.49
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset-----8:54-------8:53-------8:53--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------2---------------
Temp. °C171718191919181917161617171715131313161817161515
Feels °C (?)1211121312121211101414151517141111101214121199
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