Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
3
2
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.7
NNE
7
2.4
N
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
23
22
22
22
14
33
45
120
261
663
699
977
667
525
493
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:03PM1.79m
11:30AM1.78m
11:44PM1.75m
12:16PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.44m
5:28PM0.56m
5:49AM0.51m
6:15PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
3
8
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
11
12
11
15
12
9
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