Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
151 | 282 | 235 | 190 | 151 | 117 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.90m | 11:15AM1.84m | 11:38PM1.85m | 12:03PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.38m | 5:15PM0.47m | 5:45AM0.43m | 6:00PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
151 | 282 | 235 | 190 | 151 | 117 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | E 13 | NE 10 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
118 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 20 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 106 | 139 | 176 | 231 | 194 | 194 | 176 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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