Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s 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 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 563 | 429 | 309 | 241 | 120 | 172 | 112 | 79 | 79 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.77m | 8:48PM1.85m | 9:05AM1.79m | 9:29PM1.84m | 9:47AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.43m | 2:26PM0.41m | 2:59AM0.37m | 3:10PM0.40m | 3:41AM0.34m | 3:55PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 504 | 563 | 429 | 309 | 241 | 120 | 172 | 112 | 79 | 79 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 6 | NNE 8 | — | — | N 8 | NW 6 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 99 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 3 | 76 | 75 | 147 | 155 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 189 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 8 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
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