Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
249 | 191 | 247 | 285 | 261 | 285 | 308 | 368 | 439 | 422 | 394 | 333 | 307 | 300 | 256 | 207 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.91m | 8:28PM2.07m | 8:50AM1.92m | 9:16PM2.02m | 9:39AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.36m | 2:40AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.37m | 3:29AM0.37m | 3:42PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
249 | 191 | 4 | 285 | 261 | 285 | 308 | 368 | 439 | 422 | 394 | 333 | 307 | 300 | 256 | 207 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | N 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NW 5 | E 10 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 71 | 54 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 14 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | NW 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 |
— | — | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 111 | 95 | 111 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 106 |
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