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The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
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 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)555455555421212020191845677778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38241925322617147399877122660161267558366284335
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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)
4:18AM
0.24
4:37PM
0.23
4:53AM
0.19
5:13PM
0.19
5:28AM
0.16
5:50PM
0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:20-------8:19--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11121-------------------
Temp. °C151617171818161615151819191816161617171818181717
Feels °C (?)151616141517151514141718171715141315141313131517
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