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 (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 (1.6m) | 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 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 468 | 500 | 422 | 315 | 209 | 209 | 192 | 166 | 143 | 92 | 70 | 41 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 250 | 468 | 500 | 422 | 315 | 209 | 209 | 192 | 166 | 143 | 92 | 70 | 41 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SW 5 | E 11 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 6 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 28 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 139 | 139 | 155 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 124 | 124 | 147 | 155 |
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