Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
144
125
104
107
127
153
191
231
388
380
388
397
228
319
363
340
255
221
222
202
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:11PM1.82m
4:29AM1.72m
5:13PM1.84m
5:35AM1.71m
6:10PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.50m
10:18PM0.57m
10:36AM0.52m
11:19PM0.53m
11:37AM0.51m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
13
14
13
13
11
11
10
9
14
18
20
16
12
12
12
11
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
9
11
10
12
10
9
8
6
10
15
17
12
9
9
9
8
14
17
16
14
13
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