Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
11
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:27AM1.89m
10:54PM1.85m
11:15AM1.90m
11:44PM1.85m
12:07PM1.87m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.42m
5:00AM0.35m
5:25PM0.44m
5:48AM0.37m
6:15PM0.47m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
17
17
15
10
9
8
8
11
15
18
13
10
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
11
9
9
9
12
15
15
11
7
7
6
6
9
13
14
9
7
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