The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 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
17.2° 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 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.7
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)181616444456666666677555554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121110122628396911417623728432929528630720015966106100715332
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.39
11:35AM
1.43
11:54PM
1.38
12:09PM
1.39
12:27AM
1.35
12:41PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.16
5:50PM
0.16
6:04AM
0.19
6:25PM
0.19
6:39AM
0.25
6:59PM
0.24
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:58-------7:55-------7:54
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121111111315161515151515151617161616161416181918
Feels °C (?)10887811111110101098911111112121013151716
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