Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
276
234
196
192
168
134
128
108
84
67
54
54
38
35
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
12
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:57PM2.11m
11:12AM1.95m
11:50PM2.04m
12:08PM1.88m
00:42AM1.96m
1:06PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.51m
5:16PM0.46m
5:59AM0.51m
6:09PM0.53m
6:52AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
17
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
7
8
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
14
16
14
15
13
12
11
11
14
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
292
276
234
196
192
168
134
128
108
84
67
54
54
38
35
25
18
8
6
17
16
16
16
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
12
5
12
12
6
6
5
18
17
4
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
1
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
3
6
7
11
11
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
3
43
95
177
125
111
111
111
111
111
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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