Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 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 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
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
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
84
60
55
39
38
24
22
21
21
22
23
21
20
20
20
47
47
47
48
46
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:33PM1.86m
4:47AM1.76m
5:33PM1.91m
5:50AM1.77m
6:27PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.48m
10:35PM0.57m
10:55AM0.45m
11:37PM0.52m
11:52AM0.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
12
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
9
13
13
12
7
8
8
9
11
10
11
11
9
8
6
7
10
11
11
9
8
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