Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
452 | 402 | 384 | 324 | 284 | 239 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 150 | 112 | 123 | 202 | 169 | 143 | 356 | 157 | 133 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16PM2.02m | 9:39AM1.91m | 10:04PM1.95m | 10:27AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.37m | 3:29AM0.37m | 3:42PM0.39m | 4:15AM0.36m | 4:30PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
452 | 402 | 384 | 324 | 284 | 239 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 150 | 112 | 99 | 29 | 79 | 104 | 200 | 99 | 82 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 89 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 49 | 123 | 202 | 169 | 143 | 356 | 157 | 133 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 188 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 128 | 36 | 8 | 0 |
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