Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 31 | 34 | 62 | 80 | 155 | 319 | 800 | 563 | 390 | 280 | 280 | 248 | 230 | 188 | 138 | 90 | 60 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.75m | 12:16PM1.75m | 00:25AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.56m | 5:49AM0.51m | 6:15PM0.63m | 6:31AM0.59m | 7:07PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 6 | ENE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 155 | 12 | 560 | 563 | 390 | 280 | 280 | 248 | 230 | 188 | 138 | 90 | 60 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | — | E 8 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 31 | 34 | 62 | 80 | — | 319 | 800 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 57 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 155 | 223 | 223 |
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