Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

Pauanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Pauanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
275
408
343
264
228
190
157
149
131
127
121
118
127
147
162
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:56AM1.83m
4:48PM1.89m
5:02AM1.85m
5:54PM1.98m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.62m
10:12AM0.50m
10:51PM0.61m
11:15AM0.45m
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
11
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
14
16
13
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
10
11
Feels °C
9
8
9
7
10
13
14
10
8
8
8
8
10
10
11
9
9
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