Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.2
NNW
9
1.2
N
8
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.4
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
668
510
526
705
186
158
186
196
315
268
587
541
678
532
306
343
414
339
502
407
342
284
245
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM1.73m
11:55PM1.84m
12:05PM1.72m
00:37AM1.83m
12:57PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.53m
5:24PM0.51m
6:06AM0.51m
6:09PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
7:00PM0.62m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
10
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
6
7
2
4
4
4
Temp °C
14
12
12
13
14
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
14
15
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
5
7
7
10
8
8
8
10
9
8
9
8
11
9
9
6
6
7
11
12
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
2.3
NNE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.7
NNW
9
2.1
NE
8
1.4
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
196
475
159
159
317
186
145
111
106
131
97
76
93
463
532
306
343
219
339
237
407
342
284
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
NE
7
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
159
123
162
159
158
186
129
79
60
83
142
216
158
333
171
140
101
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
65
55
43
33
57
106
43
45
29
161
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.2
NNW
9
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
10
1
SSE
5
1
SE
5
Energy kJ
208
668
510
526
705
44
65
196
315
268
587
541
678
389
236
296
414
139
502
42
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
6
2
5
2
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
50
176
125
180
180
177
0
16
111
96
111
96
111
111
111
111
111
83
73
14
0
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
6
7
7
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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