Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
59
89
102
132
236
166
215
308
414
385
243
179
116
196
177
208
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
20
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31PM1.81m
7:41AM1.76m
8:09PM1.84m
8:23AM1.77m
8:48PM1.85m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.51m
1:43PM0.44m
2:17AM0.43m
2:26PM0.41m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
2
6
13
23
10
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
10
11
6
5
6
10
10
6
6
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