Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 97 | 103 | 114 | 57 | 126 | 187 | 128 | 69 | 91 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.81m | 00:10AM1.72m | 12:43PM1.78m | 00:51AM1.68m | 1:30PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.50m | 6:01PM0.60m | 6:13AM0.57m | 6:46PM0.66m | 6:54AM0.63m | 7:36PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 97 | 103 | 114 | 57 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 7 | NW 7 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | N 17 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 242 | — | — | 13 | 39 | 126 | 187 | 128 | 69 | 91 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 142 | 147 | 142 | 111 | 111 | 28 | 111 | 139 | 90 | 90 | 176 | 176 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 139 |
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