Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • 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 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
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 Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
1.3
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.2
NNW
8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
192
149
163
340
158
157
118
121
87
85
86
86
86
85
61
126
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:20AM1.71m
4:11PM1.71m
4:13AM1.68m
5:09PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.72m
9:41AM0.63m
10:11PM0.75m
10:36AM0.64m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
9
10
9
4
5
4
3
2
2
4
5
6
8
10
9
6
5
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