Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
37
25
19
20
34
90
62
61
52
51
51
41
49
52
50
31
28
28
32
20
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:03PM1.79m
00:21AM1.81m
12:52PM1.74m
1:04AM1.76m
1:42PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.54m
6:29AM0.49m
6:48PM0.62m
7:14AM0.56m
7:41PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
10
13
13
12
10
11
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
2
4
7
6
5
4
5
3
6
11
11
10
7
9
7
8
9
11
11
9
9
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