Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
N
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.9
N
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
60
42
41
40
39
24
48
31
18
23
20
41
20
19
7
9
64
52
41
22
25
24
21
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NE
0
NE
0
N
0
NNE
0
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:02PM1.92m
5:21AM1.93m
6:10PM2.01m
6:23AM1.97m
7:09PM2.11m
7:21AM2.00m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.63m
11:36AM0.49m
00:10AM0.60m
12:33PM0.42m
1:09AM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
10
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
8
11
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
15
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