The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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 (?)
1
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
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
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)9998888151514141414141414141414141313134
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159643818108821218888884444443412
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
1.34
9:41PM
1.32
9:57AM
1.37
10:18PM
1.35
10:33AM
1.38
10:52PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.22
3:50AM
0.21
4:09PM
0.18
4:27AM
0.18
4:45PM
0.16
5:02AM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1513131211109912141614121112121415161413131212
Feels °C (?)10776776610111311109101012131412101088
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