Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
5
5
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:59AM1.71m
6:28PM1.82m
6:52AM1.77m
7:13PM1.86m
7:44AM1.84m
8:00PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.60m
12:01PM0.63m
00:38AM0.53m
12:51PM0.60m
1:27AM0.47m
1:44PM0.56m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
16
19
21
19
14
12
12
11
15
18
20
18
13
11
10
10
15
19
19
17
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
16
16
17
17
13
10
11
9
14
16
17
14
11
9
8
8
14
16
15
13
11
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