
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 5 | E 12 | NW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.61m | 2:50PM1.66m | 2:55AM1.60m | 3:48PM1.66m | 3:52AM1.62m | 4:43PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.71m | 8:57PM0.75m | 9:09AM0.72m | 9:48PM0.73m | 10:07AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 4 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | E 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 4 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | NE 9 | NW 6 | N 6 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | — | N 9 | E 5 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 213 | 223 | 245 | 245 | 155 | 245 | 178 | 177 | 223 | 223 | 245 | 245 | 307 | 155 | 155 | 188 | 188 | 223 | 223 | 262 | 176 | 176 |
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