Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
NE
11
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.2
N
16
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
N
14
0.2
ENE
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
30
32
14
18
20
13
14
15
14
20
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
16
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:43PM1.78m
00:51AM1.68m
1:30PM1.74m
1:35AM1.65m
2:20PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.66m
6:54AM0.63m
7:36PM0.70m
7:39AM0.68m
8:27PM0.73m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:34
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Temp °C
11
14
15
14
11
10
8
8
12
15
16
15
12
11
10
10
14
17
19
17
12
Feels °C
5
9
12
11
9
7
5
5
10
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
13
15
16
16
9
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