Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
8
10
8
7
5
5
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
18
14
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:33PM1.77m
00:57AM1.80m
1:28PM1.78m
1:51AM1.81m
2:28PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.56m
7:10AM0.45m
7:37PM0.60m
8:05AM0.50m
8:41PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
10
11
9
7
6
5
6
7
10
12
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
4
3
2
3
8
9
6
4
3
2
4
5
8
9
8
8
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