The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
NW
0.4
SW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)44444113101017161591111121312121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6655554441210884881150486531635683710534513441
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
1.25
3:07PM
1.18
3:48AM
1.18
4:32PM
1.13
5:20AM
1.15
5:55PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.33
9:00AM
0.40
9:23PM
0.43
10:13AM
0.47
10:43PM
0.48
11:37AM
0.48
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------23341073----1
Temp. °C161515151719181716151515151615151515161718202018
Feels °C (?)151414141718161515141414151614151313131414161815
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