The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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 (?)
0.7
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
NW
1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)54555544212120201945666777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19293221131075998771452100146200410355275318216192
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.38
10:46PM
1.34
11:00AM
1.43
11:21PM
1.38
11:35AM
1.45
11:56PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.23
4:53AM
0.19
5:13PM
0.19
5:28AM
0.16
5:50PM
0.16
6:05AM
0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset---8:22-------8:20-------8:19----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121---------------------
Temp. °C171818181616151517191918161616161718181817171716
Feels °C (?)151515171515141315171716141312111313131314151616
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