The Pa Point surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)1514888891010101210101010991610914141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68666641412412910454444339438844
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.41
11:37PM
1.42
12:00PM
1.34
12:29AM
1.35
12:58PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.15
5:28PM
0.15
5:56AM
0.22
6:18PM
0.24
6:52AM
0.30
7:13PM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:40-------5:39---
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
21--712185211111---1311111
Temp. °C131314151411109991010101111111091010101099
Feels °C (?)119101180-1-2-2-3-1-1-10110-1011223
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