Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
18
0.4
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
60
35
61
100
95
139
134
129
124
115
123
107
106
69
68
67
66
38
38
39
38
34
34
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51PM2.17m
9:09AM1.99m
9:41PM2.13m
10:00AM1.96m
10:32PM2.06m
10:52AM1.92m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.35m
3:01AM0.48m
3:11PM0.36m
3:52AM0.45m
4:03PM0.40m
4:43AM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
10
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
Feels °C
15
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
7
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
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