The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
17.1° 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 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (19 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161010108109171717171281414141513151414161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5222022666631444534441099
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
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
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
1.43
10:54PM
1.41
11:07AM
1.47
11:31PM
1.44
11:45AM
1.46
12:09AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.11
5:02AM
0.11
5:23PM
0.09
5:41AM
0.11
6:03PM
0.10
6:22AM
0.15
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:32-------7:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141618171514141416171714121111111317171613121312
Feels °C (?)1113151614131312121212988891114131411111210
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