Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
50
52
50
31
28
28
33
20
19
17
6
6
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04AM1.76m
1:42PM1.71m
1:48AM1.70m
2:35PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.62m
7:14AM0.56m
7:41PM0.69m
8:01AM0.63m
8:38PM0.74m
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6:52
6:50
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5:45
5:46
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
11
14
14
12
10
9
10
11
12
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
8
6
7
8
9
11
11
9
7
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