The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 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
18.1° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.7
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)88810101010567766513131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102826996383825932243353212131278361595251505049201919
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
1.07
6:25PM
1.07
7:14AM
1.10
7:32PM
1.09
8:10AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.48
12:17PM
0.54
12:47AM
0.49
1:29PM
0.52
1:52AM
0.46
2:24PM
0.48
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:53-------8:53-------8:52
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------121---26543-
Temp. °C141212131517171615151515131314141515141415161717
Feels °C (?)13101010111213111099991012131515131415171818
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