
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 99 | 347 | 86 | 68 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.77m | 8:33PM1.85m | 8:57AM1.82m | 9:16PM1.86m | 9:42AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.46m | 2:12PM0.48m | 2:46AM0.39m | 2:59PM0.45m | 3:29AM0.35m | 3:48PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 132 | 86 | 68 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 14 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
6 | 16 | 36 | 54 | 99 | 347 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 261 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 223 | 177 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 |
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