Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.4°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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
7
12
17
20
31
35
36
37
42
53
57
66
75
85
85
91
96
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:10AM1.89m
1:55PM1.91m
2:08AM1.82m
2:53PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.55m
7:18AM0.44m
8:01PM0.57m
8:14AM0.50m
9:02PM0.56m
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Temp °C
16
15
13
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
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