Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
121
118
127
144
162
166
162
131
125
188
220
220
212
220
219
207
202
155
123
127
184
188
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:02AM1.85m
5:54PM1.98m
6:05AM1.87m
6:49PM2.05m
7:03AM1.89m
7:40PM2.08m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.45m
11:53PM0.57m
12:12PM0.40m
00:53AM0.52m
1:05PM0.37m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
10
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
10
12
11
8
9
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
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