The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 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
17.4° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.9
NNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)467777777766677777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2511922429740329526818912115813615620033552260646642342373479586110991352
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.24
2:36PM
1.26
3:02AM
1.18
3:21PM
1.19
3:50AM
1.13
4:13PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.35
8:58PM
0.35
9:15AM
0.42
9:43PM
0.40
10:06AM
0.47
10:33PM
0.45
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset-----8:54-------8:54-------8:54--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171719191919181617171818181818181818181919191918
Feels °C (?)131416151617191515131313141515131212121312121310
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