
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 9 | NW 6 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 73 | 84 | 80 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.66m | 3:52AM1.62m | 4:43PM1.68m | 4:45AM1.65m | 5:31PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.73m | 10:07AM0.68m | 10:38PM0.69m | 10:56AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | — | — | E 6 | NW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | NW 4 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | N 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
7 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 73 | 84 | 80 | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 223 | 177 | 177 | 188 | 188 | 259 | 262 | 296 | 176 | 128 | 111 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 189 | 179 |
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