Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
118
121
87
85
86
86
85
83
62
126
123
112
112
112
113
119
123
133
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11PM1.71m
4:13AM1.68m
5:09PM1.73m
5:07AM1.67m
6:01PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.75m
10:36AM0.64m
11:03PM0.75m
11:27AM0.64m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
11
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
3
2
2
4
5
5
7
9
7
7
4
4
4
3
1
4
6
5
4
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