Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
282
235
190
151
117
85
62
45
40
25
15
17
18
13
27
20
11
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:52PM1.90m
11:15AM1.84m
11:38PM1.85m
12:03PM1.79m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.42m
5:01AM0.38m
5:15PM0.47m
5:45AM0.43m
6:00PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
7
6
5
5
7
12
13
11
9
8
7
6
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
7
5
2
1
-1
0
3
8
8
5
4
2
0
0
3
5
8
8
6
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