Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
66
37
38
39
38
34
34
34
34
33
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
111
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM2.06m
10:52AM1.92m
11:22PM1.99m
11:44AM1.87m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.40m
4:43AM0.43m
4:54PM0.45m
5:32AM0.43m
5:44PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
15
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
10
11
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
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