Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
86
80
80
129
78
127
137
125
125
104
113
148
153
226
388
388
380
388
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
10
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:08PM1.82m
3:22AM1.75m
4:11PM1.82m
4:29AM1.72m
5:13PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.58m
9:32AM0.50m
10:18PM0.57m
10:36AM0.52m
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
10
9
14
18
19
17
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
12
12
10
9
8
6
11
17
16
13
9
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