The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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 1.7°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 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
2.4
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)888899999888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10597174973743463312642021481381321159768434224241717161099
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NW
10
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
0
SSW
20
S
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.46
10:25AM
1.44
10:51PM
1.46
11:10AM
1.41
11:37PM
1.42
12:00PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.07
4:20AM
0.10
4:42PM
0.09
5:06AM
0.15
5:28PM
0.15
5:56AM
0.22
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1619822-111274---1-----496
Temp. °C151515141414151616131212121213131413121213121212
Feels °C (?)101112101010121313101187669991010111284
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