Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
59
106
140
118
80
89
91
88
67
64
61
66
71
117
132
136
136
127
117
106
78
76
51
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:24AM1.84m
2:05PM1.82m
2:19AM1.80m
3:08PM1.82m
3:22AM1.75m
4:11PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.43m
8:11PM0.57m
8:30AM0.47m
9:15PM0.58m
9:32AM0.50m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
7
2
2
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Temp °C
12
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
4
4
4
6
10
9
8
7
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
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