Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.0°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
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
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NW
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
52
31
31
30
30
29
27
20
19
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
5
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM1.73m
5:05AM1.66m
5:43PM1.77m
5:59AM1.71m
6:28PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.69m
10:57PM0.67m
11:12AM0.66m
11:47PM0.60m
12:01PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:20
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7:38
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Temp °C
14
18
19
17
11
10
10
9
14
17
18
16
13
13
12
12
16
19
21
19
14
Feels °C
13
16
16
16
7
7
7
6
13
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
16
16
18
17
13
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