Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
15
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
13
7
4
4
4
8
3
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
7
7
3
4
4
7
16
25
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
E
15
NNE
15
N
5
SW
5
S
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM2.00m
11:28PM1.96m
11:59AM1.97m
00:17AM1.94m
12:57PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.38m
5:10PM0.48m
5:32AM0.38m
6:03PM0.52m
6:24AM0.40m
7:00PM0.55m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
15
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
11
12
11
11
15
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
7
7
9
12
11
9
7
5
6
7
9
11
10
10
9
10
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
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