Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 74 | 86 | 116 | 240 | 198 | 186 | 234 | 314 | 330 | 264 | 226 | 187 | 167 | 177 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.81m | 7:41AM1.76m | 8:09PM1.84m | 8:23AM1.77m | 8:48PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.49m | 1:35AM0.51m | 1:43PM0.44m | 2:17AM0.43m | 2:26PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | N 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 157 | 198 | 186 | 234 | 314 | 330 | 264 | 226 | 187 | 167 | 177 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | S 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
37 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 74 | 86 | — | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 218 | 112 | 121 | 112 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 28 | 147 | 139 | 139 |
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