Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
18
0.3
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
19
13
25
24
21
21
21
20
19
9
20
29
25
25
60
35
61
59
95
139
132
127
124
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM2.11m
7:21AM2.00m
8:01PM2.16m
8:16AM2.01m
8:51PM2.17m
9:09AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.57m
1:27PM0.37m
2:07AM0.53m
2:19PM0.35m
3:01AM0.48m
3:11PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
13
12
10
11
12
13
14
11
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
11
13
14
14
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
11
9
7
9
10
9
10
8
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