Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
108
150
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:13PM1.86m
7:44AM1.84m
8:00PM1.89m
8:34AM1.91m
8:52PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.47m
1:44PM0.56m
2:15AM0.43m
2:37PM0.52m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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1
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2
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Temp °C
21
18
13
11
11
11
16
19
20
18
14
14
13
14
19
16
17
17
13
Feels °C
18
14
11
9
9
10
14
16
16
14
12
12
10
11
15
13
14
15
11
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