
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
157 | 118 | 121 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 62 | 126 | 123 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 119 | 123 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.71m | 4:13AM1.68m | 5:09PM1.73m | 5:07AM1.67m | 6:01PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.75m | 10:36AM0.64m | 11:03PM0.75m | 11:27AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 |
90 | 118 | 121 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 62 | 126 | 123 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 119 | 123 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNW 6 |
157 | 58 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | E 18 | E 17 | WNW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 2 |
13 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | — | 9 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 223 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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