Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 am 03 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
432
432
416
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
625
698
491
401
335
277
267
216
208
200
200
200
200
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:19AM1.78m
9:52PM1.85m
9:57AM1.77m
10:34PM1.84m
10:36AM1.75m
11:15PM1.84m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.60m
3:23PM0.51m
3:56AM0.58m
4:03PM0.49m
4:39AM0.55m
4:43PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
7
9
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
9
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
10
12
12
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.5
N
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
424
432
432
416
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
625
698
491
401
335
178
119
216
208
200
200
200
200
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.8
E
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
232
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
277
267
47
33
23
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
29
29
26
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
Energy kJ
12
45
106
151
272
58
33
52
58
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
3
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
142
194
245
180
125
0
0
0
0
8
0
111
125
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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