Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be 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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
2
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
10
0.2
ENE
10
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
9
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
182
218
308
287
327
141
107
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM1.79m
2:16PM1.78m
2:34AM1.78m
3:25PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.56m
7:46AM0.47m
8:26PM0.59m
8:49AM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
13
16
16
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
13
11
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