Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
229
178
176
161
202
193
187
181
180
139
139
137
132
91
89
89
268
210
186
175
168
89
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
NW
5
SW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:46AM1.72m
7:27PM1.80m
7:30AM1.75m
8:06PM1.82m
8:11AM1.77m
8:43PM1.84m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.69m
12:55PM0.57m
1:23AM0.64m
1:36PM0.52m
2:05AM0.58m
2:15PM0.47m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
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5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
15
15
12
12
13
13
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
10
10
8
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
7
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