The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
16.9° 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 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s 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 (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NNW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)4410101017161515121111111212111211111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)554441210992379107160384464323542563462599318305236320
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.18
3:48AM
1.18
4:32PM
1.13
5:20AM
1.15
5:55PM
1.12
6:40AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.40
9:23PM
0.43
10:13AM
0.47
10:43PM
0.48
11:37AM
0.48
12:12AM
0.48
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:22-------7:22----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------22513211--11----
Temp. °C171919171615151515161615151616171922211918181717
Feels °C (?)171817151514151415151615151514131418191716161414
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