Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
4
4
3
8
14
13
13
13
13
27
57
60
161
212
197
199
213
169
125
121
85
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:45AM1.81m
2:21PM1.73m
2:31AM1.76m
3:14PM1.71m
3:20AM1.71m
4:11PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.55m
8:19PM0.68m
8:47AM0.60m
9:15PM0.72m
9:41AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
7
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
14
11
12
12
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
10
12
12
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
10
8
9
9
7
3
3
2
3
2
4
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