The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 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
17.9° 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 9PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)--
Evening (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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 (?)
0.1
W
0.1
NE
0.2
S
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)144141041010922212020567777778889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4102122299151533711021352196065576238531114783639
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.41
12:21AM
1.34
12:36PM
1.41
12:59AM
1.33
1:13PM
1.39
1:38AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
0.26
6:30AM
0.24
6:55PM
0.25
7:08AM
0.26
7:35PM
0.26
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset---8:50-------8:49-------8:49----
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1--26542----------1--1210
Temp. °C151719161616171717181818181717171818181716151513
Feels °C (?)1417191616161818171816171817161514131110109108
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