Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
234
194
200
158
154
158
158
156
156
158
214
178
145
356
299
319
365
127
250
200
163
131
127
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM1.83m
1:52PM1.77m
2:12AM1.83m
2:49PM1.81m
3:11AM1.85m
3:52PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.62m
7:38AM0.50m
7:57PM0.66m
8:30AM0.52m
8:59PM0.67m
9:29AM0.54m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<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>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
9
7
7
8
10
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
3
4
6
8
8
6
5
3
3
4
7
8
7
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