Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
41
40
39
31
29
37
39
43
45
31
32
32
32
32
32
41
32
33
34
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10AM1.86m
9:23PM1.81m
9:53AM1.87m
10:07PM1.80m
10:35AM1.86m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.45m
3:34AM0.37m
3:55PM0.47m
4:15AM0.39m
4:37PM0.50m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:37
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6:33
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
20
20
18
15
14
14
16
19
21
21
18
15
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
14
13
13
16
18
18
18
15
13
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