Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.9
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
109
154
290
117
122
125
158
250
200
196
157
117
113
113
87
85
85
83
61
60
59
38
25
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:49PM1.81m
3:11AM1.85m
3:52PM1.86m
4:16AM1.88m
5:02PM1.92m
5:21AM1.93m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.52m
8:59PM0.67m
9:29AM0.54m
10:03PM0.66m
10:33AM0.53m
11:07PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
10
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
6
7
7
5
4
3
3
4
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
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