Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
NE
13
1.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
18
14
14
14
14
14
17
13
6
255
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:51AM1.81m
2:28PM1.80m
2:50AM1.82m
3:36PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.60m
8:05AM0.50m
8:41PM0.62m
9:07AM0.52m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
4
8
4
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
8
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
3
4
4
6
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
9
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