
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 18 | 53 | 77 | 71 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.68m | 4:45AM1.65m | 5:31PM1.73m | 5:36AM1.69m | 6:13PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.69m | 10:56AM0.62m | 11:27PM0.63m | 11:41AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 |
2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 71 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | N 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 |
1 | 3 | 18 | 53 | 77 | 8 | 35 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 176 | 128 | 111 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 189 | 189 | 196 | 213 | 213 | 176 | 94 | 189 | 189 | 139 |
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