The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)888891010101212101010991116131414141344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6641241113104465444334103887400
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
50
S
60
S
55
SSE
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.41
11:37PM
1.42
12:00PM
1.34
12:29AM
1.35
12:58PM
1.26
1:30AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.15
5:56AM
0.22
6:18PM
0.24
6:52AM
0.30
7:13PM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:40-------5:39-----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1521125411221---211-1-1-1
Temp. °C141414121099910101010111110101010101010111010
Feels °C (?)9982-2-2-3-2-1-10-1110211112444
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