Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.9
NE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
342
257
287
440
371
251
269
226
206
164
149
153
173
159
139
127
191
186
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM2.05m
7:03AM1.89m
7:40PM2.08m
7:59AM1.91m
8:28PM2.07m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.40m
00:53AM0.52m
1:05PM0.37m
1:48AM0.45m
1:59PM0.36m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
10
4
4
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
15
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
11
12
14
16
16
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
12
11
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