The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.8
N
0.8
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
1.4
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)45766554414144467777777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25328480553321106441822132363342363287251211125140196216
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossonglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
1.41
1:34AM
1.30
1:53PM
1.34
2:18AM
1.24
2:36PM
1.26
3:02AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.26
7:43AM
0.29
8:15PM
0.30
8:28AM
0.35
8:58PM
0.35
9:15AM
0.42
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:54-------8:54-------8:54------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161515182020191616171719191919171616171818
Feels °C (?)141413131213172020181311141415141717171513141414
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