Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
37
42
47
53
71
73
85
74
78
96
116
140
164
164
164
171
194
248
269
250
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55PM1.91m
2:08AM1.82m
2:53PM1.88m
3:13AM1.76m
3:51PM1.85m
4:18AM1.73m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.57m
8:14AM0.50m
9:02PM0.56m
9:15AM0.55m
10:01PM0.54m
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
11
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
16
14
14
14
15
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