Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
N
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.3
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
18
4
4
4
4
134
277
155
137
144
119
74
54
37
33
21
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:44AM1.84m
8:00PM1.89m
8:34AM1.91m
8:52PM1.90m
9:23AM1.97m
9:45PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.47m
1:44PM0.56m
2:15AM0.43m
2:37PM0.52m
3:03AM0.40m
3:29PM0.48m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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6:18
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7:43
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Temp °C
11
11
16
19
20
18
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
16
11
10
11
10
14
18
19
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
13
15
15
14
12
12
10
11
14
15
15
15
8
7
8
6
10
15
14
9
9
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