Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
72
67
39
35
25
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:22PM1.85m
9:30AM1.77m
10:01PM1.85m
10:10AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.47m
3:35PM0.41m
4:10AM0.43m
4:17PM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
6
5
7
10
12
9
8
8
8
9
12
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
1
1
3
7
8
6
5
5
6
7
9
9
10
6
7
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