Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.7°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
51
28
42
47
35
50
65
49
47
45
45
44
23
23
22
22
21
20
19
12
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:05AM1.79m
9:29PM1.84m
9:47AM1.81m
10:14PM1.82m
10:32AM1.81m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.37m
3:10PM0.40m
3:41AM0.34m
3:55PM0.41m
4:24AM0.33m
4:41PM0.43m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
12
11
12
13
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
6
6
8
7
8
9
11
11
9
8
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