The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)7766677666666677810988885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)374312224255341342296216212256256212182195204152159309679868689596477168
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
40
WNW
40
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
1.12
6:52AM
1.21
7:23PM
1.20
7:35AM
1.29
8:07PM
1.28
8:17AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.40
12:46AM
0.37
1:14PM
0.30
1:32AM
0.28
1:55PM
0.21
2:14AM
0.20
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------1-------1---
Temp. °C161616161515151616151414141414151515161516141415
Feels °C (?)11111111999101087789111312119711557
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