
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 32 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 109 | 335 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.78m | 6:24AM1.73m | 6:52PM1.83m | 7:12AM1.77m | 7:33PM1.85m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.55m | 12:26PM0.52m | 1:01AM0.46m | 1:12PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
28 | 28 | 32 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 150 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | — | NE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 14 |
17 | 16 | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | NE 9 | NW 5 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 12 |
— | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 68 | 109 | 335 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 139 | 139 | 142 | 177 | 177 | 179 | 196 | 179 | 261 | 3 | 3 |
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