Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
113
110
110
90
90
61
60
41
41
40
38
30
30
30
30
19
20
20
20
19
17
7
64
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
N
5
NW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:16AM1.88m
5:02PM1.92m
5:21AM1.93m
6:10PM2.01m
6:23AM1.97m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.66m
10:33AM0.53m
11:07PM0.63m
11:36AM0.49m
00:10AM0.60m
12:33PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
15
16
14
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
7
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
13
14
14
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