Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
2.1
SE
7
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
756
1217
1774
2053
1635
1135
1025
481
686
403
361
442
351
318
238
248
385
536
459
602
464
492
492
512
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57PM1.75m
3:13AM1.78m
3:51PM1.74m
4:04AM1.75m
4:47PM1.74m
4:54AM1.73m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.56m
8:57PM0.67m
9:27AM0.58m
9:52PM0.69m
10:21AM0.59m
10:45PM0.71m
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
4
14
11
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
10
11
12
11
14
13
12
12
10
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
1135
819
481
686
403
361
442
351
318
238
248
372
536
459
602
464
492
492
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
E
11
1.1
SE
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
130
127
137
94
49
20
39
83
4
2
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
4
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
8
1.5
N
7
2
NE
8
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SSE
6
2.1
SE
7
2
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
756
1217
1774
2053
1635
1025
246
527
47
68
178
152
159
385
383
186
84
23
11
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
261
261
261
321
196
180
121
111
28
3
28
3
21
41
36
36
36
36
3
3
3
3
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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