Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.8
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.3
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
22
25
19
34
39
42
43
59
92
108
180
329
684
688
486
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12AM1.70m
6:53PM1.77m
6:58AM1.73m
7:31PM1.81m
7:41AM1.76m
8:09PM1.84m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.66m
12:21PM0.55m
00:50AM0.59m
1:02PM0.49m
1:35AM0.51m
1:43PM0.44m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
2
5
3
2
Temp °C
12
11
13
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
11
10
13
14
13
12
10
11
11
10
9
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
15
11
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