Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
N
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
139
175
277
408
547
213
172
113
116
173
143
108
47
57
54
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM1.78m
3:25PM1.81m
3:40AM1.76m
4:33PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.59m
8:49AM0.49m
9:32PM0.60m
9:53AM0.48m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
12
10
9
11
15
16
13
10
Feels °C
10
12
12
13
12
14
13
12
11
8
7
6
7
12
13
9
7
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