
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
139 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 89 | 218 | 247 | 215 | 249 | 204 | 89 | 63 | 62 | 39 | 41 | 85 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.75m | 8:06PM1.82m | 8:11AM1.77m | 8:43PM1.84m | 8:50AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.52m | 2:05AM0.58m | 2:15PM0.47m | 2:47AM0.52m | 2:55PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
139 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 215 | 131 | 99 | 79 | 62 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 63 | 62 | 39 | 41 | 85 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 15 |
— | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
4 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 131 | 218 | 247 | — | 249 | 204 | 18 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 113 | 23 | 136 | 180 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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