
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 229 | 178 | 176 | 161 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 181 | 180 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 268 | 210 | 186 | 175 | 168 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.72m | 7:27PM1.80m | 7:30AM1.75m | 8:06PM1.82m | 8:11AM1.77m | 8:43PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.69m | 12:55PM0.57m | 1:23AM0.64m | 1:36PM0.52m | 2:05AM0.58m | 2:15PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
181 | 229 | 178 | 176 | 161 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 181 | 180 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 157 | 113 | 94 | 99 | 82 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 |
— | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 4 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 88 | 170 | 268 | 210 | 186 | 175 | 168 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 113 | 113 | 196 | 180 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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