
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 52 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.65m | 5:31PM1.73m | 5:36AM1.69m | 6:13PM1.78m | 6:24AM1.73m | 6:52PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.62m | 11:27PM0.63m | 11:41AM0.57m | 00:15AM0.55m | 12:26PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
51 | 52 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 32 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NW 6 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 |
15 | 7 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 111 | 43 | 90 | 189 | 223 | 176 | 213 | 176 | 106 | 90 | 189 | 189 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 16 | 139 | 139 | 179 | 155 |
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