Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
277
396
474
563
567
497
495
433
377
308
257
207
169
165
140
114
112
106
86
74
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:13PM1.84m
5:35AM1.71m
6:10PM1.84m
6:36AM1.74m
7:03PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.52m
11:19PM0.53m
11:37AM0.51m
00:17AM0.48m
12:35PM0.50m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
18
20
16
12
11
11
10
16
19
18
17
15
14
13
14
15
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
14
18
11
8
8
9
7
15
18
16
16
15
13
12
13
14
16
15
15
13
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