Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
73
71
69
71
56
55
54
51
41
41
42
41
34
21
32
31
37
39
43
31
31
46
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.83m
8:38PM1.82m
9:10AM1.86m
9:23PM1.81m
9:53AM1.87m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.40m
2:22PM0.46m
2:50AM0.38m
3:10PM0.45m
3:34AM0.37m
3:55PM0.47m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:35
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
18
21
22
18
16
16
15
14
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
18
21
21
19
15
Feels °C
13
13
17
19
19
16
15
16
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
14
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