Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
112
112
113
121
123
176
121
119
84
85
87
137
141
189
181
171
168
229
176
173
156
193
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:07AM1.67m
6:01PM1.75m
5:58AM1.69m
6:46PM1.78m
6:46AM1.72m
7:27PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.64m
11:53PM0.73m
12:13PM0.61m
00:39AM0.69m
12:55PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
10
8
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
9
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
10
9
6
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