
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 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 123 | 206 | 143 | 482 | 1189 | 708 | 512 | 455 | 323 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.82m | 11:03PM1.79m | 11:30AM1.78m | 11:44PM1.75m | 12:16PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.38m | 4:45PM0.49m | 5:09AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.56m | 5:49AM0.51m | 6:15PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 11 | N 6 | ENE 11 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
17 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 132 | 12 | 3 | 921 | 708 | 512 | 455 | 323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 53 | 123 | 206 | 143 | 482 | 1189 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 176 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 176 | 136 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 245 | 245 | 253 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
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