Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
0
0
2
1
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
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.7
N
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
N
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
33
34
35
35
36
239
301
212
296
186
186
455
183
107
41
25
107
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
30
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49PM1.78m
11:16AM1.84m
11:30PM1.75m
11:59AM1.81m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.50m
4:55AM0.43m
5:18PM0.55m
5:34AM0.50m
6:01PM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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6:31
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
5
4
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Temp °C
20
18
15
15
15
17
17
15
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
17
16
14
13
13
14
12
10
7
8
8
6
6
6
9
7
11
8
2
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