Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.6
SSE
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
SE
6
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
183
379
318
279
234
194
194
194
154
158
158
156
184
158
125
125
125
106
287
293
305
253
320
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:57PM1.73m
1:22AM1.83m
1:52PM1.77m
2:12AM1.83m
2:49PM1.81m
3:11AM1.85m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.50m
7:00PM0.62m
7:38AM0.50m
7:57PM0.66m
8:30AM0.52m
8:59PM0.67m
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7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
8
9
12
12
11
9
8
7
6
Feels °C
9
11
12
9
8
8
7
5
6
7
7
4
4
3
4
2
3
6
7
7
5
4
3
2
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