Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 412 | 422 | 453 | 402 | 402 | 384 | 284 | 246 | 240 | 200 | 169 | 133 | 158 | 116 | 125 | 106 | 138 | 140 | 346 | 90 | 82 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.92m | 9:16PM2.02m | 9:39AM1.91m | 10:04PM1.95m | 10:27AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.37m | 3:29AM0.37m | 3:42PM0.39m | 4:15AM0.36m | 4:30PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 |
308 | 412 | 422 | 453 | 402 | 402 | 384 | 284 | 246 | 240 | 200 | 169 | 133 | 158 | 116 | 125 | 86 | 72 | 140 | 140 | 69 | 80 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 73 | 106 | 138 | 97 | 346 | 90 | 82 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 36 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 90 | 139 | 188 | 487 | 194 | 194 | 129 | 36 |
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