Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.8°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
9
8
8
16
15
18
46
119
240
254
176
194
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
30
E
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:07PM1.87m
00:34AM1.85m
1:04PM1.85m
1:24AM1.84m
2:05PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.47m
6:39AM0.40m
7:10PM0.53m
7:33AM0.43m
8:11PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
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6:50
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6:48
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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1
8
5
2
1
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Temp °C
11
15
17
13
10
10
11
11
14
18
17
15
13
12
12
10
10
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
14
13
10
7
7
8
8
11
16
14
12
12
7
7
3
4
7
9
9
8
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