
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
227 | 134 | 103 | 113 | 97 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 49 | 22 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.90m | 9:23AM1.97m | 9:45PM1.93m | 10:12AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.52m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:29PM0.48m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:20PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 6 |
108 | 134 | 103 | 113 | 97 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | E 13 | N 13 | E 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | N 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | E 13 | N 14 | — | — | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 |
227 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 29 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 179 | 155 | 253 | 0 | 267 | 259 | 0 |
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