
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.69m | 1:59AM1.61m | 2:50PM1.66m | 2:55AM1.60m | 3:48PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.74m | 8:09AM0.71m | 8:57PM0.75m | 9:09AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | NW 5 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NW 7 | E 10 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NW 5 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 142 | 155 | 155 | 176 | 194 | 223 | 245 | 245 | 147 | 223 | 177 | 177 | 223 | 223 | 245 | 248 | 223 | 142 |
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