Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
NNW
9
1.3
N
8
0.9
E
10
1.8
N
8
1.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
1.4
N
9
1.1
NE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
649
892
217
158
358
238
192
193
298
480
476
637
625
311
205
410
363
294
284
294
294
294
284
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM1.73m
11:55PM1.84m
12:05PM1.72m
00:37AM1.83m
12:57PM1.73m
1:22AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.51m
6:06AM0.51m
6:09PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
7:00PM0.62m
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
6
3
4
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
10
8
8
8
10
9
10
8
8
11
11
10
7
7
7
10
10
8
7
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.9
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.4
E
12
2.1
NE
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
159
125
454
217
149
203
238
192
193
97
102
93
46
625
311
205
410
261
294
284
294
294
294
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.7
E
10
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
128
159
158
153
117
95
123
91
93
46
89
179
193
177
363
179
151
91
62
46
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.9
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
N
9
1
N
9
Energy kJ
63
63
40
120
43
45
171
177
148
158
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
NNW
9
1.8
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
470
649
892
358
298
480
476
637
427
74
107
77
44
34
33
67
4
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
5
1
2
5
5
5
4
1
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
261
180
20
2
121
83
0
111
111
111
111
38
111
111
128
38
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
7
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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