The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
WNW
1.3
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NNW
2.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)988888999999988884555667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1949154313018535604442431551238668655235323128294792114202335476
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.16
7:14PM
1.25
7:38AM
1.21
8:01PM
1.30
8:23AM
1.27
8:41PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.41
1:29AM
0.37
1:51PM
0.33
2:14AM
0.29
2:33PM
0.26
2:53AM
0.23
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:13-------6:14----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----2-1----------------
Temp. °C1414131312998991086766911121212121212
Feels °C (?)655672302244331034555444
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  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at The Pa (moderate winds from the N at Paremata 3 km from The Pa). A 2.8m swell from the NW

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27 km/h
N
Cross-Shore
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