Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
22
25
17
27
28
30
33
34
59
86
100
139
197
385
537
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53PM1.77m
6:58AM1.73m
7:31PM1.81m
7:41AM1.76m
8:09PM1.84m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.55m
00:50AM0.59m
1:02PM0.49m
1:35AM0.51m
1:43PM0.44m
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light rain
heavy rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
3
3
11
4
Temp °C
15
13
12
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
12
10
9
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
13
11
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