Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
2.5
NNW
7
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
23
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
112
130
200
603
253
198
133
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-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
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:40AM1.80m
1:13PM1.78m
1:34AM1.79m
2:16PM1.78m
2:34AM1.78m
3:25PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.44m
7:22PM0.56m
7:46AM0.47m
8:26PM0.59m
8:49AM0.49m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
10
12
16
17
13
11
10
10
10
13
16
16
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
9
13
13
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
12
9
11
10
12
12
11
10
12
11
11
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