Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
191
247
285
261
285
308
368
439
422
394
333
307
300
256
207
171
140
140
140
150
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:59AM1.91m
8:28PM2.07m
8:50AM1.92m
9:16PM2.02m
9:39AM1.91m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.36m
2:40AM0.40m
2:52PM0.37m
3:29AM0.37m
3:42PM0.39m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
10
5
Temp °C
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
8
Feels °C
14
15
10
10
10
14
13
10
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
7
2
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