Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
104
158
137
125
121
107
144
153
153
157
275
371
363
388
325
433
433
385
333
255
216
207
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:22AM1.75m
4:11PM1.82m
4:29AM1.72m
5:13PM1.84m
5:35AM1.71m
6:10PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.50m
10:18PM0.57m
10:36AM0.52m
11:19PM0.53m
11:37AM0.51m
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6:46
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6:43
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7:23
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
13
13
11
11
10
10
14
18
20
16
12
12
11
12
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
10
12
10
9
8
7
11
15
17
11
8
9
8
9
15
16
17
15
14
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