Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
6
5
4
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
12:37PM1.81m
00:59AM1.86m
1:29PM1.77m
1:45AM1.81m
2:21PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.56m
7:08AM0.50m
7:24PM0.62m
7:56AM0.55m
8:19PM0.68m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
10
6
6
5
5
8
11
11
8
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
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