Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
7
2.2
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
540
284
408
160
160
117
104
107
82
60
41
39
25
24
22
21
21
22
23
21
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:25PM1.81m
3:40AM1.76m
4:33PM1.86m
4:47AM1.76m
5:33PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.49m
9:32PM0.60m
9:53AM0.48m
10:35PM0.57m
10:55AM0.45m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
13
11
11
10
10
14
16
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
14
13
10
Feels °C
12
14
11
11
12
8
8
7
7
11
13
8
6
6
7
7
10
11
11
11
7
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