Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
10:04PM1.85m
10:27AM1.89m
10:54PM1.85m
11:15AM1.90m
11:44PM1.85m
12:07PM1.87m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.34m
4:36PM0.42m
5:00AM0.35m
5:25PM0.44m
5:48AM0.37m
6:15PM0.47m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
9
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
17
15
10
9
8
8
11
15
18
14
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
12
13
15
14
13
11
9
10
12
14
15
11
7
7
6
6
9
14
15
10
8
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