Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
1.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
8
14
13
13
13
27
27
67
61
182
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM1.77m
1:45AM1.81m
2:21PM1.73m
2:31AM1.76m
3:14PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.50m
7:24PM0.62m
7:56AM0.55m
8:19PM0.68m
8:47AM0.60m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
10
9
11
14
15
13
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
13
11
11
9
8
7
9
9
10
9
9
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