Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.5
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
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
156
222
247
534
481
295
223
190
157
157
127
124
124
99
99
96
96
96
113
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:50AM1.82m
3:36PM1.83m
3:56AM1.83m
4:48PM1.89m
5:02AM1.85m
5:54PM1.98m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.52m
9:46PM0.62m
10:12AM0.50m
10:51PM0.61m
11:15AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
3
11
18
6
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
14
16
12
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
10
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
11
10
8
8
8
9
12
14
9
7
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
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