Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
24
83
77
76
39
22
12
8
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
0
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM1.62m
4:43PM1.68m
4:45AM1.65m
5:31PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.73m
10:07AM0.68m
10:38PM0.69m
10:56AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
13
14
15
11
8
8
6
6
9
11
13
12
8
Feels °C
4
5
4
4
8
9
8
4
2
3
1
1
4
7
10
7
3
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