Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
N
7
2.3
N
8
1.3
NE
7
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
123
175
203
261
286
295
295
360
447
585
151
434
340
155
106
103
79
79
116
161
222
216
142
134
195
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM1.87m
8:56PM1.78m
9:31AM1.88m
9:38PM1.78m
10:11AM1.88m
10:20PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.44m
2:46PM0.55m
3:06AM0.44m
3:30PM0.57m
3:45AM0.47m
4:12PM0.59m
4:24AM0.51m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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 mm
12
8
4
3
7
12
3
2
5
1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
22
21
20
17
15
15
14
18
21
22
21
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
14
15
14
18
19
19
19
15
13
12
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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