
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | N 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | 107 | 171 | 124 | 69 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.72m | 12:43PM1.78m | 00:51AM1.68m | 1:30PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.60m | 6:13AM0.57m | 6:46PM0.66m | 6:54AM0.63m | 7:36PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
57 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 14 | NE 6 | E 13 | N 7 | NE 13 | E 9 | N 6 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 |
6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
30 | 107 | 171 | 124 | 69 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 155 | 128 | 111 | 111 | 14 | 111 | 139 | 43 | 90 | 139 | 176 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 189 | 106 | 139 |
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