Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.1
E
9
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
1
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
169
140
126
120
244
232
180
172
151
104
90
200
92
66
123
87
62
45
40
25
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM1.91m
10:04PM1.95m
10:27AM1.89m
10:52PM1.90m
11:15AM1.84m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.39m
4:15AM0.36m
4:30PM0.42m
5:01AM0.38m
5:15PM0.47m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
12
10
9
10
9
8
9
10
12
10
7
6
5
5
8
11
12
11
8
Feels °C
11
12
7
3
0
1
0
0
2
3
7
5
2
1
-1
0
4
7
7
4
2
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