Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
106
213
263
294
214
355
392
330
346
277
153
262
287
225
176
132
95
78
64
51
51
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:41AM1.76m
8:09PM1.84m
8:23AM1.77m
8:48PM1.85m
9:05AM1.79m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.51m
1:43PM0.44m
2:17AM0.43m
2:26PM0.41m
2:59AM0.37m
3:10PM0.40m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
3
7
19
24
10
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
16
13
13
13
13
12
12
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
8
8
6
3
5
10
10
6
6
7
8
6
6
9
9
6
7
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