The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 24 Jan 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 12PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)78101111121099999999888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70477381086467671237741428125722522519941259836721917713295112123160121
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
5
E
15
NE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
1.31
1:53PM
1.35
2:21AM
1.27
2:38PM
1.30
3:10AM
1.23
3:31PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.29
8:17PM
0.29
8:36AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.40
9:55PM
0.38
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:46-------8:45--
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
24212---11---111------11
Temp. °C141313131316151414141517181615141414161818171616
Feels °C (?)797101214141214131415161513131414151515141516
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