Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.4°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.4
NW
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
35
40
41
43
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12PM1.73m
6:12AM1.70m
6:53PM1.77m
6:58AM1.73m
7:31PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.66m
12:21PM0.55m
00:50AM0.59m
1:02PM0.49m
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6:45
6:43
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5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
14
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
11
10
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
10
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
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