Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.6°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
12
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:33AM1.62m
4:30PM1.68m
4:30AM1.63m
5:25PM1.70m
5:24AM1.66m
6:12PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.69m
10:27PM0.75m
10:49AM0.67m
11:17PM0.71m
11:38AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
12
10
9
9
9
11
15
16
13
11
10
10
10
13
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
10
11
9
7
7
7
7
9
12
12
9
8
8
7
7
10
13
14
13
12
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