The Pa surf break

The Pa surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Pa today?

The current surf forecast for The Pa at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
N
0.4
N
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)9991413441413121211111110101010999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88844108304473688481766810064373321391577
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
SW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
1.05
4:54PM
1.01
5:40AM
1.04
6:15PM
1.02
6:56AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.52
10:36AM
0.58
11:05PM
0.56
12:03PM
0.58
12:34AM
0.54
1:19PM
0.52
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------22125-----
Temp. °C141212121517171715151617192120191817141413141415
Feels °C (?)1311111011141415131212131618201918189989911
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