Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
398
215
120
123
296
383
376
428
500
329
361
270
223
327
279
239
198
194
194
194
194
228
198
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM1.84m
12:05PM1.72m
00:37AM1.83m
12:57PM1.73m
1:22AM1.83m
1:52PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.51m
6:09PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
7:00PM0.62m
7:38AM0.50m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
2
1
2
7
3
3
2
3
4
2
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
14
15
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
10
9
10
9
11
11
10
11
9
8
9
12
12
9
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.4
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
223
208
215
89
91
296
383
376
428
500
283
361
270
223
327
279
239
198
194
194
194
194
228
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
158
153
113
93
117
97
111
87
81
63
184
111
124
149
125
95
74
50
37
16
25
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
W
6
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
37
43
69
120
123
46
45
11
45
164
125
1
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.1
NE
7
0.8
E
9
1.6
NE
8
1.7
E
8
1.3
ESE
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
435
398
105
97
283
329
97
1
7
7
6
2
2
10
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
121
111
96
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
83
43
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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