Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
1.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
60
114
187
310
302
329
157
157
118
121
118
86
86
116
114
83
93
126
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM1.71m
3:20AM1.71m
4:11PM1.71m
4:13AM1.68m
5:09PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.72m
9:41AM0.63m
10:11PM0.75m
10:36AM0.64m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
10
10
12
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
9
4
5
6
3
2
3
4
6
6
8
9
8
6
5
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