Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
66
45
33
25
17
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:11AM1.92m
12:37PM1.81m
00:59AM1.86m
1:29PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.46m
6:33PM0.56m
7:08AM0.50m
7:24PM0.62m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
8
10
11
9
6
5
5
6
9
11
11
9
8
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