Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.4° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
38
21
20
18
20
18
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
8:50PM1.89m
9:16AM1.88m
9:36PM1.85m
10:01AM1.86m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.34m
3:19PM0.40m
3:45AM0.35m
4:03PM0.43m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:18
6:16
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6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
15
17
15
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
11
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
12
14
13
8
7
7
8
11
13
13
13
9
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