Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
157
131
121
118
127
144
162
166
217
131
125
291
188
149
183
197
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:02AM1.85m
5:54PM1.98m
6:05AM1.87m
6:49PM2.05m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.61m
11:15AM0.45m
11:53PM0.57m
12:12PM0.40m
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7:05
7:03
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5:37
5:38
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
9
9
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
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