Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
187
184
184
139
139
137
98
91
89
182
152
107
111
197
218
86
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:27PM1.80m
7:30AM1.75m
8:06PM1.82m
8:11AM1.77m
8:43PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.64m
1:36PM0.52m
2:05AM0.58m
2:15PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
13
15
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
10
9
6
6
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