Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
8
2
NE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
418
279
301
284
373
210
200
164
149
149
211
191
196
207
220
250
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
0
N
0
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
15
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM2.05m
7:03AM1.89m
7:40PM2.08m
7:59AM1.91m
8:28PM2.07m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.52m
1:05PM0.37m
1:48AM0.45m
1:59PM0.36m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
12
10
5
12
8
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
13
16
17
15
15
13
12
12
12
15
14
9
11
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