Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
124
115
110
107
106
69
69
68
66
37
38
39
38
34
34
34
34
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:41PM2.13m
10:00AM1.96m
10:32PM2.06m
10:52AM1.92m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.36m
3:52AM0.45m
4:03PM0.40m
4:43AM0.43m
4:54PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
11
8
6
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
9
10
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