Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
25
25
27
37
57
56
56
52
48
31
30
30
29
21
20
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:05PM1.70m
4:11AM1.64m
4:56PM1.73m
5:05AM1.66m
5:43PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.71m
10:08PM0.71m
10:20AM0.69m
10:57PM0.67m
11:12AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
17
19
17
12
10
10
9
13
17
19
16
11
10
10
10
14
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
16
17
16
9
7
8
7
11
15
17
12
7
7
7
8
13
14
15
13
12
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