Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
2
ESE
6
2.1
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
309
356
224
332
177
108
240
196
154
151
115
87
64
45
40
25
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04PM1.95m
10:27AM1.89m
10:52PM1.90m
11:15AM1.84m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.36m
4:30PM0.42m
5:01AM0.38m
5:15PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
10
7
6
5
5
8
12
13
11
8
Feels °C
2
1
0
1
1
4
7
5
1
0
-1
0
4
8
8
6
3
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