Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
17.0°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
1.2
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
108
167
101
97
111
94
74
55
40
36
23
22
49
3
3
49
74
91
88
78
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:34AM1.91m
8:52PM1.90m
9:23AM1.97m
9:45PM1.93m
10:12AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.52m
3:03AM0.40m
3:29PM0.48m
3:51AM0.39m
4:20PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:16
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6:15
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7:43
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7:44
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
15
11
10
9
10
15
18
19
16
14
13
13
13
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
15
15
16
13
8
6
4
6
12
15
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
14
13
11
10
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