
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 35 | 35 | 232 | 387 | 249 | 164 | 160 | 156 | 325 | 169 | 118 | 55 | 45 | 104 | 124 | 69 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.84m | 11:30PM1.75m | 11:59AM1.81m | 00:10AM1.72m | 12:43PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.43m | 5:18PM0.55m | 5:34AM0.50m | 6:01PM0.60m | 6:13AM0.57m | 6:46PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 387 | 249 | 164 | 23 | 23 | 163 | 169 | 118 | 55 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | E 16 | N 12 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | ESE 12 | E 10 |
3 | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 4 | W 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
36 | 59 | 109 | 232 | — | 16 | 1 | 160 | 156 | 325 | — | 3 | 22 | 45 | 104 | 124 | 69 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 49 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 266 | 283 | 113 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 129 | 96 | 142 | 96 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 139 | 194 | 90 | 8 | 139 |
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