Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
246
163
159
119
107
109
86
60
55
39
25
24
22
21
21
22
23
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
0
E
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:25PM1.81m
3:40AM1.76m
4:33PM1.86m
4:47AM1.76m
5:33PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.60m
9:53AM0.48m
10:35PM0.57m
10:55AM0.45m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
10
9
10
14
15
13
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
13
11
10
7
7
6
7
12
14
11
7
6
7
7
10
12
12
11
7
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