Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
E
12
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
175
63
62
39
41
85
54
46
43
29
45
36
38
23
21
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:43PM1.84m
8:50AM1.78m
9:22PM1.85m
9:30AM1.77m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.47m
2:47AM0.52m
2:55PM0.43m
3:29AM0.47m
3:35PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
8
6
5
7
10
12
9
8
Feels °C
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
7
6
5
3
2
1
1
4
7
7
6
5
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