Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
9
2.4
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
528
435
357
215
197
117
572
691
708
878
432
509
353
256
327
327
277
234
234
194
194
158
158
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:55PM1.84m
12:05PM1.72m
00:37AM1.83m
12:57PM1.73m
1:22AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.51m
6:06AM0.51m
6:09PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
7:00PM0.62m
7:38AM0.50m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
3
4
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
4
6
5
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
8
8
9
11
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
466
251
201
208
215
197
117
327
418
408
435
432
509
353
256
327
327
277
234
234
194
194
158
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
ESE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
128
156
158
153
113
95
99
97
106
118
89
83
182
181
93
109
98
93
113
91
50
36
36
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.9
E
10
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
61
45
37
113
72
99
46
45
3
11
161
89
63
46
48
8
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
9
2.4
NNE
9
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
892
528
435
357
127
123
89
572
691
708
878
407
81
21
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
6
1
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
8
111
83
0
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
76
21
3
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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