The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Pa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Pa sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (29 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.6
NW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.5
N
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)445666667777615153371334556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)826741632952712392201731634721444212442866106154
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
1.20
7:23PM
1.20
8:09AM
1.27
8:32PM
1.25
9:05AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.44
1:14PM
0.45
1:47AM
0.40
2:24PM
0.37
2:50AM
0.32
3:19PM
0.29
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161717181716151515171920201615151516171716
Feels °C (?)131211101111141312131413161719201614131212111212
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