Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
563
429
309
241
120
172
112
79
79
32
29
35
47
47
58
55
63
61
45
44
43
43
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM1.77m
8:48PM1.85m
9:05AM1.79m
9:29PM1.84m
9:47AM1.81m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.43m
2:26PM0.41m
2:59AM0.37m
3:10PM0.40m
3:41AM0.34m
3:55PM0.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
11
12
16
16
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
11
6
5
11
8
7
8
8
8
6
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
10
8
7
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