Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.4
NNW
6
1.9
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
40
32
32
32
33
34
35
35
35
155
335
328
201
365
294
115
95
82
31
20
15
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
N
30
NW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:07PM1.80m
10:35AM1.86m
10:49PM1.78m
11:16AM1.84m
11:30PM1.75m
11:59AM1.81m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.39m
4:37PM0.50m
4:55AM0.43m
5:18PM0.55m
5:34AM0.50m
6:01PM0.60m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
4
4
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
14
17
20
20
19
16
15
15
16
17
15
15
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
14
10
Feels °C
14
12
14
16
17
17
17
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
5
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