
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 121 | 118 | 127 | 144 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 131 | 125 | 188 | 220 | 220 | 212 | 220 | 219 | 207 | 202 | 155 | 123 | 127 | 184 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.85m | 5:54PM1.98m | 6:05AM1.87m | 6:49PM2.05m | 7:03AM1.89m | 7:40PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.45m | 11:53PM0.57m | 12:12PM0.40m | 00:53AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 |
131 | 121 | 118 | 127 | 144 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 131 | 125 | 188 | 220 | 220 | 212 | 220 | 219 | 207 | 202 | 155 | 123 | 127 | 120 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | — | — | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
14 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | E 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 51 | 93 | 72 | 45 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 23 | — | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 184 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 83 | 111 | 83 | 96 | 96 | 121 | 111 | 112 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 38 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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