Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
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
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
15
1.2
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
32
58
31
30
33
32
31
30
29
28
28
17
109
335
86
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM1.78m
6:24AM1.73m
6:52PM1.83m
7:12AM1.77m
7:33PM1.85m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.55m
12:26PM0.52m
1:01AM0.46m
1:12PM0.48m
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cloud
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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light rain
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6:58
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6:15
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7:15
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1
2
2
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1
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2
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
17
17
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
11
10
11
11
7
6
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