Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
625
607
491
401
335
272
267
257
249
244
200
200
196
196
159
125
131
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
0
SW
0
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52PM1.85m
9:57AM1.77m
10:34PM1.84m
10:36AM1.75m
11:15PM1.84m
11:18AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.51m
3:56AM0.58m
4:03PM0.49m
4:39AM0.55m
4:43PM0.49m
5:22AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
7
1
3
12
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
13
13
12
11
12
14
15
13
13
14
12
10
11
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
9
10
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
12
11
9
9
6
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
N
6
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
N
6
1
E
10
1.2
N
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
625
607
491
401
335
272
102
257
249
244
200
200
59
196
123
125
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.1
E
11
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
267
74
44
9
4
4
196
56
159
29
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.6
N
7
Energy kJ
10
15
15
4
45
4
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
5
0.6
W
3
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Energy kJ
6
16
50
144
162
155
71
41
40
46
8
88
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
136
261
261
261
180
113
0
0
0
0
0
121
121
113
23
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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