Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
20
19
7
7
34
27
21
20
25
24
21
21
21
20
19
9
20
29
25
25
60
35
59
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM1.97m
7:09PM2.11m
7:21AM2.00m
8:01PM2.16m
8:16AM2.01m
8:51PM2.17m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.60m
12:33PM0.42m
1:09AM0.57m
1:27PM0.37m
2:07AM0.53m
2:19PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
11
11
12
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
12
10
8
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