Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
450
470
424
432
590
783
753
784
769
694
625
557
575
520
586
575
592
580
580
569
596
394
544
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:47PM1.74m
4:54AM1.73m
5:43PM1.77m
5:42AM1.72m
6:33PM1.80m
6:30AM1.72m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.71m
11:14AM0.59m
11:36PM0.72m
12:01PM0.58m
00:25AM0.71m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
13
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
6
7
9
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
10
9
8
5
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
501
450
470
424
432
590
783
753
784
769
694
625
557
575
520
586
575
592
580
580
569
596
394
544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.8
S
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
13
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
7
40
2
3
26
46
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
158
59
28
12
14
13
21
20
25
17
16
19
42
58
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
21
96
3
0
21
8
0
3
0
3
3
36
21
36
36
43
21
36
21
96
96
96
111
125
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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