Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
NNE
6
2.3
N
7
2.2
N
7
2
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
E
10
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.8
N
9
2.5
NE
8
2.2
ENE
7
3
NE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
200
242
200
196
483
496
454
309
181
158
327
358
302
474
805
482
999
500
1199
700
562
416
540
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM1.84m
11:18AM1.73m
11:55PM1.84m
12:05PM1.72m
00:37AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.49m
5:22AM0.53m
5:24PM0.51m
6:06AM0.51m
6:09PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
2
15
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
1
Temp °C
16
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
Feels °C
14
11
10
10
8
6
7
8
10
8
8
8
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
2.1
NNE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.8
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.7
N
9
0.4
E
12
2.1
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
96
200
242
200
196
385
159
156
309
181
121
138
220
97
99
660
482
731
463
45
700
562
416
540
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
1.5
NE
8
1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
200
75
4
159
153
162
156
158
151
119
94
28
47
291
190
331
309
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
55
54
51
67
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.3
N
7
2.2
N
7
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.4
NE
8
2
ENE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.2
ENE
7
3
NE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
97
51
77
181
483
496
454
327
358
302
474
805
417
999
500
1199
533
231
143
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
50
176
177
253
180
177
0
73
8
0
0
96
96
111
111
111
111
125
63
21
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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