Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
8
9
165
165
299
621
334
253
361
137
141
149
157
133
82
45
42
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:16PM1.78m
2:34AM1.78m
3:25PM1.81m
3:40AM1.76m
4:33PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.47m
8:26PM0.59m
8:49AM0.49m
9:32PM0.60m
9:53AM0.48m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
6
Temp °C
13
16
17
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
10
Feels °C
11
12
13
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
10
13
14
11
7
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