Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
232 | 259 | 308 | 405 | 472 | 453 | 474 | 402 | 331 | 286 | 240 | 202 | 171 | 165 | 124 | 129 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:28PM2.07m | 8:50AM1.92m | 9:16PM2.02m | 9:39AM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.37m | 3:29AM0.37m | 3:42PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 |
232 | 259 | 308 | 405 | 472 | 453 | 474 | 402 | 331 | 286 | 240 | 202 | 171 | 165 | 124 | 129 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 139 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | — | N 12 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 36 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 90 | 139 |
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