Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
496
424
416
408
408
424
432
432
477
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
714
526
491
401
394
329
267
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SE
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
0
NW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:41AM1.77m
9:13PM1.85m
9:19AM1.78m
9:52PM1.85m
9:57AM1.77m
10:34PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.53m
3:15AM0.60m
3:23PM0.51m
3:56AM0.58m
4:03PM0.49m
4:39AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
8
9
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
Energy kJ
575
496
424
416
408
408
424
432
432
477
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
714
526
491
401
394
329
267
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.8
E
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
232
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
2
2
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
43
61
51
60
85
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
3
28
10
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
83
96
261
23
196
128
111
16
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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