Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 169 | 140 | 126 | 120 | 244 | 232 | 180 | 172 | 151 | 104 | 90 | 200 | 92 | 66 | 123 | 87 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.91m | 10:04PM1.95m | 10:27AM1.89m | 10:52PM1.90m | 11:15AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.39m | 4:15AM0.36m | 4:30PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.38m | 5:15PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 205 | 169 | 140 | 126 | 108 | 30 | 30 | 180 | 142 | 93 | 104 | 52 | 200 | 36 | 28 | 123 | 87 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 12 | — | ESE 9 | — | NE 11 | — | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | 17 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | E 14 | E 13 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 120 | 244 | 232 | 110 | 172 | 151 | 102 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 90 | 128 | 176 | 176 | 128 | 194 | 160 | 128 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 139 | 139 |
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