
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 60 | 188 | 419 | 149 | 330 | 393 | 187 | 191 | 118 | 121 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 97 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.76m | 3:14PM1.71m | 3:20AM1.71m | 4:11PM1.71m | 4:13AM1.68m | 5:09PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.60m | 9:15PM0.72m | 9:41AM0.63m | 10:11PM0.75m | 10:36AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 60 | 114 | 225 | 149 | 163 | 176 | 187 | 157 | 118 | 121 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 97 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 10 | NNW 7 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 114 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 160 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | W 4 | NW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 20 | 70 | 188 | 419 | 147 | 330 | 393 | 33 | 191 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 245 | 224 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 125 | 125 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 147 | 262 | 223 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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