The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 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
16.4° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.5
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.1
W
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)14344144444444101010171615151615141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)881596769765544461099253674113358
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.33
2:01PM
1.27
2:33AM
1.25
3:07PM
1.18
3:48AM
1.18
4:32PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.31
8:22PM
0.33
9:00AM
0.40
9:23PM
0.43
10:13AM
0.47
10:43PM
0.48
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:24-------7:22--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------222
Temp. °C141316171717161615151719201816151415161918161616
Feels °C (?)11812141617161514141718181615141315151917171716
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