Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
514
452
450
392
450
459
416
698
596
575
496
486
416
408
418
424
432
432
477
477
657
657
646
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:00AM1.76m
8:34PM1.85m
8:41AM1.77m
9:13PM1.85m
9:19AM1.78m
9:52PM1.85m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.66m
2:04PM0.55m
2:34AM0.63m
2:44PM0.53m
3:15AM0.60m
3:23PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
13
13
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
11
9
10
10
9
7
7
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
Energy kJ
514
514
452
450
392
450
459
416
698
596
575
496
486
416
408
418
424
432
432
477
477
657
657
646
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.8
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
2
196
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
73
21
0
0
0
3
3
36
111
0
0
0
8
0
3
36
21
0
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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