Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
38
126
112
69
62
43
33
25
19
18
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:44AM1.87m
00:11AM1.92m
12:37PM1.81m
00:59AM1.86m
1:29PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.50m
6:20AM0.46m
6:33PM0.56m
7:08AM0.50m
7:24PM0.62m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
10
12
13
11
9
8
8
10
11
13
14
11
11
Feels °C
11
9
10
8
8
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
7
5
5
7
9
10
12
8
8
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