Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
11
11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM1.87m
10:04PM1.85m
10:27AM1.89m
10:54PM1.85m
11:15AM1.90m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.35m
3:48PM0.43m
4:14AM0.34m
4:36PM0.42m
5:00AM0.35m
5:25PM0.44m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
11
10
13
16
16
14
10
10
9
10
13
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
13
16
18
14
10
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
11
9
7
8
7
8
12
13
15
14
11
10
9
8
10
13
15
10
7
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