Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
657
667
657
646
625
607
491
401
335
323
267
257
247
242
200
200
200
289
293
202
155
175
162
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
NNW
0
NNW
0
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
10
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
N
10
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
9:52PM1.85m
9:57AM1.77m
10:34PM1.84m
10:36AM1.75m
11:15PM1.84m
11:18AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.58m
4:03PM0.49m
4:39AM0.55m
4:43PM0.49m
5:22AM0.53m
5:24PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
6
1
1
1
14
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
13
14
11
11
13
12
10
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
10
9
11
12
14
14
12
10
9
8
5
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.7
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
657
657
667
657
646
625
607
491
401
335
97
104
257
247
242
200
200
200
159
293
118
72
175
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
NE
10
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
323
267
95
62
62
53
71
159
84
73
66
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
125
128
49
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
8
18
64
114
107
289
202
155
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
21
136
142
261
253
128
113
0
0
0
14
0
111
177
261
169
23
14
0
84
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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