Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
504
498
477
513
567
452
311
476
533
417
334
314
318
377
504
637
755
682
625
650
575
575
510
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51PM1.74m
4:04AM1.75m
4:47PM1.74m
4:54AM1.73m
5:43PM1.77m
5:42AM1.72m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.58m
9:52PM0.69m
10:21AM0.59m
10:45PM0.71m
11:14AM0.59m
11:36PM0.72m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
5
8
7
2
5
10
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
10
9
6
5
4
5
5
3
5
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
581
504
498
477
513
567
452
311
476
533
417
334
314
318
377
504
637
755
682
625
650
575
575
510
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
308
4
3
134
56
29
39
86
2
2
3
19
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
3
7
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
4
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
4
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
40
144
128
107
135
98
45
1
1
10
7
21
26
5
18
15
26
5
19
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
28
3
21
3
28
3
28
28
96
3
3
21
3
0
3
21
3
21
3
3
3
3
3
14
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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