Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
33
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:01PM1.85m
10:10AM1.76m
10:42PM1.83m
10:54AM1.76m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.43m
4:17PM0.43m
4:52AM0.40m
5:00PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
12
14
15
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
8
6
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
9
9
10
6
7
6
6
6
4
6
6
1
1
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