Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.7
NNE
6
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.2
N
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.2
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
2
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.6
N
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
204
200
200
242
242
196
440
329
303
177
159
156
153
117
126
177
357
580
780
413
675
549
424
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
15
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:36AM1.75m
11:15PM1.84m
11:18AM1.73m
11:55PM1.84m
12:05PM1.72m
00:37AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.49m
5:22AM0.53m
5:24PM0.51m
6:06AM0.51m
6:09PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
2
13
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
7
8
9
10
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2
NNE
7
0.9
E
10
1.7
N
7
1.2
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
NE
7
0.9
N
7
1.2
N
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
2.1
N
9
1.6
N
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
Energy kJ
219
141
104
200
242
242
196
350
156
303
177
96
156
153
84
81
177
99
102
718
413
675
549
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
N
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
9
0.9
NE
7
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
10
1.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
216
204
200
75
51
156
125
156
162
159
83
71
117
89
126
96
85
145
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.9
E
9
0.8
NE
7
0.3
E
12
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
65
67
69
66
66
126
69
26
113
154
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNE
8
2
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
66
175
440
329
357
580
780
336
223
195
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
8
0
112
176
177
177
125
0
83
96
96
2
50
75
96
128
111
96
96
73
21
3
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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