
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 60 | 155 | 227 | 478 | 226 | 220 | 166 | 121 | 118 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.73m | 2:31AM1.76m | 3:14PM1.71m | 3:20AM1.71m | 4:11PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.55m | 8:19PM0.68m | 8:47AM0.60m | 9:15PM0.72m | 9:41AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 60 | 114 | 114 | 231 | 155 | 220 | 116 | 121 | 118 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 7 | E 7 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 114 | 118 | 160 | 166 | 51 | 18 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 29 | 73 | 155 | 227 | 478 | 226 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 224 | 128 | 176 | 245 | 218 | 128 | 216 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 125 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 248 | 253 | 261 | 223 | 75 |
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