Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
30
13
7
4
4
4
16
14
14
14
17
17
28
55
58
31
30
33
32
31
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:31PM1.73m
5:36AM1.69m
6:13PM1.78m
6:24AM1.73m
6:52PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.62m
11:27PM0.63m
11:41AM0.57m
00:15AM0.55m
12:26PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
12
8
8
8
8
11
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
3
6
10
8
3
4
6
5
8
9
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
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