Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.4°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.5
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
13
12
12
12
164
53
41
20
12
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:37AM1.65m
3:31PM1.67m
3:33AM1.62m
4:30PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.74m
8:55AM0.68m
9:35PM0.76m
9:54AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
12
15
16
13
11
11
10
9
12
15
16
12
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
7
9
10
10
7
7
6
6
9
11
11
8
7
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