The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)77766610999991444566777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56301611106433333411319118327529033131718910230
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.19
5:26AM
1.17
5:58PM
1.17
6:58AM
1.20
7:23PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
0.45
10:59PM
0.43
11:46AM
0.47
12:24AM
0.44
1:14PM
0.45
1:47AM
0.40
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:44----
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C151415161312121216181918161616161718181716161515
Feels °C (?)131112131010101015161816131312111012131312141513
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