Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 155 | 234 | 424 | 488 | 379 | 280 | 209 | 209 | 197 | 162 | 119 | 90 | 55 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 61 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.75m | 00:25AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.72m | 1:09AM1.65m | 1:55PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.51m | 6:15PM0.63m | 6:31AM0.59m | 7:07PM0.70m | 7:17AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 12 | 234 | 424 | 488 | 379 | 280 | 209 | 209 | 197 | 162 | 119 | 90 | 55 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 61 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 12 | N 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 109 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 155 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 111 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 139 | 223 | 155 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 488 | 124 | 226 | 155 | 147 |
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