
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (11 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
144 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 131 | 200 | 215 | 174 | 209 | 215 | 236 | 229 | 204 | 183 | 173 | 139 | 198 | 198 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.98m | 6:05AM1.87m | 6:49PM2.05m | 7:03AM1.89m | 7:40PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.57m | 12:12PM0.40m | 00:53AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
144 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 131 | 200 | 215 | 174 | 209 | 215 | 236 | 229 | 204 | 183 | 173 | 139 | 135 | 118 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | — | — | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 5 | E 6 | NE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
— | — | — | 15 | 69 | 175 | 72 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 198 | 198 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 96 | 83 | 96 | 96 | 128 | 121 | 121 | 112 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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