Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.1
S
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
25
15
14
22
13
12
12
16
17
11
8
15
14
8
10
10
10
7
5
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
11:41AM1.76m
00:09AM1.80m
12:33PM1.77m
00:57AM1.80m
1:28PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.40m
5:47PM0.51m
6:20AM0.42m
6:39PM0.56m
7:10AM0.45m
7:37PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
4
3
6
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
9
7
Feels °C
-2
-3
1
3
6
4
4
3
4
3
4
8
8
7
5
4
3
2
3
7
8
7
4
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