
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 35 | 61 | 100 | 95 | 139 | 134 | 129 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 38 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.17m | 9:09AM1.99m | 9:41PM2.13m | 10:00AM1.96m | 10:32PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.53m | 2:19PM0.35m | 3:01AM0.48m | 3:11PM0.36m | 3:52AM0.45m | 4:03PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
3 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 100 | 95 | 139 | 134 | 129 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 38 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 4 | N 4 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 32 | 61 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 |
3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 218 | 106 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
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