Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
22
48
79
98
61
14
17
13
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM1.83m
10:54AM1.76m
11:24PM1.82m
11:41AM1.76m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.40m
5:00PM0.46m
5:35AM0.40m
5:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
14
13
11
7
7
4
4
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
5
6
7
5
8
7
7
1
1
-2
-1
1
3
6
4
4
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