Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
47
47
47
48
46
44
44
44
44
43
64
64
64
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:50AM1.77m
6:27PM1.95m
6:48AM1.81m
7:16PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.52m
11:52AM0.43m
00:34AM0.45m
12:47PM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
8
7
6
10
12
11
10
11
11
7
7
8
11
9
7
7
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