Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.3
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
160
188
262
588
498
213
172
221
263
228
167
109
82
61
42
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:34AM1.79m
2:16PM1.78m
2:34AM1.78m
3:25PM1.81m
3:40AM1.76m
4:33PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.47m
8:26PM0.59m
8:49AM0.49m
9:32PM0.60m
9:53AM0.48m
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light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
7
3
Temp °C
10
10
13
16
16
14
13
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
10
12
15
15
13
10
Feels °C
8
7
11
12
12
10
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
10
7
10
14
12
10
7
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