Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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), 7s 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 NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
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 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
2.4
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
529
698
1276
1695
1915
1399
1310
828
422
624
403
381
404
336
413
763
443
455
593
538
539
632
922
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM1.83m
2:57PM1.75m
3:13AM1.78m
3:51PM1.74m
4:04AM1.75m
4:47PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.56m
8:57PM0.67m
9:27AM0.58m
9:52PM0.69m
10:21AM0.59m
10:45PM0.71m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
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<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
1
1
3
10
11
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
13
14
12
11
9
7
6
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
0.4
E
11
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
10
Energy kJ
964
828
422
624
403
381
404
336
413
39
443
455
593
538
539
632
730
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
E
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
155
104
87
67
42
18
11
39
5
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
1.7
N
7
1.8
NNW
8
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
SE
6
2.4
ESE
8
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
2.2
E
10
Energy kJ
393
529
698
1276
1695
1915
1399
1310
311
356
40
96
763
189
159
71
4
3
3
922
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
176
261
261
218
261
324
196
196
111
111
111
38
36
21
36
57
36
36
3
3
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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