Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 120 | 261 | 663 | 699 | 977 | 667 | 525 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.79m | 11:30AM1.78m | 11:44PM1.75m | 12:16PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.56m | 5:49AM0.51m | 6:15PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 526 | 699 | 766 | 667 | 525 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | NE 11 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 45 | 120 | 261 | 663 | — | 977 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 111 | 111 | 121 | 121 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pauanui Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest