
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 157 | 154 | 113 | 110 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.86m | 4:16AM1.88m | 5:02PM1.92m | 5:21AM1.93m | 6:10PM2.01m | 6:23AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.66m | 10:33AM0.53m | 11:07PM0.63m | 11:36AM0.49m | 00:10AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
196 | 157 | 154 | 113 | 110 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | N 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | E 15 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 74 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 136 | 121 | 111 | 112 | 128 | 218 | 95 | 20 | 10 |
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