Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.1
N
12
1.1
NNW
6
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
76
55
54
36
23
47
44
47
33
39
3
85
5
5
66
42
26
13
7
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:23AM1.97m
9:45PM1.93m
10:12AM2.00m
10:37PM1.95m
11:03AM2.00m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.40m
3:29PM0.48m
3:51AM0.39m
4:20PM0.47m
4:41AM0.38m
5:10PM0.48m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
9
10
15
18
18
16
13
13
12
13
16
19
19
16
14
12
12
12
15
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
5
6
11
14
12
12
9
8
8
9
11
14
14
11
11
10
7
7
9
12
12
9
7
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