The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
3
SSW
3
SSW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)9999988888888899131310611999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41131628723117413811511597664233241812976004333
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
50
S
60
S
65
S
60
S
60
S
65
S
65
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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)
10:25AM
1.44
10:51PM
1.46
11:10AM
1.41
11:37PM
1.42
12:00PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.10
4:42PM
0.09
5:06AM
0.15
5:28PM
0.15
5:56AM
0.22
6:18PM
0.24
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:40---
light rain
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--1-14421--39814836118785
Temp. °C14151516161413131213131413121211109999101010
Feels °C (?)101212131412111168898530-3-4-4-4-4-2-1-1
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