Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
295 | 222 | 424 | 394 | 439 | 468 | 388 | 302 | 230 | 243 | 220 | 149 | 112 | 78 | 78 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.84m | 8:23AM1.77m | 8:48PM1.85m | 9:05AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.44m | 2:17AM0.43m | 2:26PM0.41m | 2:59AM0.37m | 3:10PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
208 | 222 | 308 | 394 | 439 | 468 | 388 | 302 | 230 | 243 | 220 | 149 | 112 | 78 | 78 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 6 | NNE 8 | S 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | ENE 10 | NW 6 |
— | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
295 | — | 424 | — | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 117 | 117 | 21 | 0 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 147 | 155 | 139 | 8 | 14 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 0 |
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