
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 165 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.83m | 10:45AM1.82m | 11:03PM1.79m | 11:30AM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.38m | 4:45PM0.49m | 5:09AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 |
5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 65 | 165 | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 245 | 245 | 176 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 176 | 136 | 121 | 218 | 111 | 245 | 245 | 196 | 113 | 0 |
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