The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
12.8° 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 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)777777777777777888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7786553564633783092813104093712393796486177361025127614921871252419071321910620
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.11
5:04PM
1.15
5:35AM
1.11
6:18PM
1.19
6:43AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.49
10:27AM
0.50
11:20PM
0.49
11:54AM
0.48
12:34AM
0.44
1:00PM
0.41
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:16---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:10-------6:12
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1--51---
Temp. °C141313131515151414131313141414141414141414141413
Feels °C (?)77981212121110886875565547566
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Pa (moderate winds from the N at Paremata 3 km from The Pa). A 2.2m swell from the WNW

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Actual: 47 min ago

21 km/h
N
Cross-On
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