Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
497
495
433
377
308
257
207
202
138
120
136
100
106
95
76
74
74
72
81
74
72
57
57
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:35AM1.71m
6:10PM1.84m
6:36AM1.74m
7:03PM1.84m
7:33AM1.79m
7:52PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.53m
11:37AM0.51m
00:17AM0.48m
12:35PM0.50m
1:13AM0.44m
1:30PM0.48m
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Temp °C
11
11
10
16
19
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
14
18
17
16
15
14
12
13
14
15
16
16
13
13
13
12
14
16
14
14
14
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