Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
32
35
36
40
40
55
46
71
75
88
91
106
131
138
160
164
169
169
160
193
262
292
300
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55PM1.91m
2:08AM1.82m
2:53PM1.88m
3:13AM1.76m
3:51PM1.85m
4:18AM1.73m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.44m
8:01PM0.57m
8:14AM0.50m
9:02PM0.56m
9:15AM0.55m
10:01PM0.54m
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7:50
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
13
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