
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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 239 | 301 | 212 | 296 | 186 | 186 | 455 | 183 | 107 | 41 | 25 | 107 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.78m | 11:16AM1.84m | 11:30PM1.75m | 11:59AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.50m | 4:55AM0.43m | 5:18PM0.55m | 5:34AM0.50m | 6:01PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 9 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 212 | 160 | 17 | 22 | 222 | 183 | 107 | 41 | 24 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 15 | — | N 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 80 | 176 | 239 | 301 | 1 | 296 | 186 | 186 | 455 | — | 5 | 17 | 25 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 20 | 499 | 283 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 83 | 75 | 21 | 0 | 176 | 3 | 176 | 125 |
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