Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
SSE
6
0.8
E
10
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
422
456
344
250
188
327
279
234
234
194
194
194
158
158
161
159
127
127
125
213
177
209
363
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:37AM1.83m
12:57PM1.73m
1:22AM1.83m
1:52PM1.77m
2:12AM1.83m
2:49PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
7:00PM0.62m
7:38AM0.50m
7:57PM0.66m
8:30AM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
14
15
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
12
13
9
8
6
5
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
5
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