Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
62
126
123
112
112
112
113
121
123
123
131
119
84
85
87
126
187
189
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:09PM1.73m
5:07AM1.67m
6:01PM1.75m
5:58AM1.69m
6:46PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.75m
11:27AM0.64m
11:53PM0.73m
12:13PM0.61m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
11
9
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
3
2
4
7
8
7
6
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