Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
1
SE
4
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
35
35
35
239
303
183
288
163
158
193
151
104
42
40
138
156
55
53
30
19
11
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
S
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:49PM1.78m
11:16AM1.84m
11:30PM1.75m
11:59AM1.81m
00:10AM1.72m
12:43PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.43m
5:18PM0.55m
5:34AM0.50m
6:01PM0.60m
6:13AM0.57m
6:46PM0.66m
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7:32
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2
9
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Temp °C
15
15
17
15
15
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
13
11
8
7
6
11
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
14
13
14
11
10
7
9
8
7
6
8
8
6
9
7
3
2
1
0
5
9
12
11
8
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