Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
18
0.4
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
21
21
21
20
19
9
20
29
25
25
60
35
61
100
95
139
134
129
124
115
109
106
103
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
SW
0
NNE
0
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:21AM2.00m
8:01PM2.16m
8:16AM2.01m
8:51PM2.17m
9:09AM1.99m
9:41PM2.13m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.37m
2:07AM0.53m
2:19PM0.35m
3:01AM0.48m
3:11PM0.36m
3:52AM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
14
16
13
12
12
9
11
12
13
13
10
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
11
14
15
14
11
11
11
10
11
13
15
11
10
9
6
9
10
10
9
7
6
7
8
8
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