Pauanui Beach Surf Break

Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
178
188
207
216
247
393
543
908
1519
1860
1655
1532
965
1093
439
365
292
285
323
321
281
347
460
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
30
NNE
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:02PM1.78m
2:23AM1.83m
2:57PM1.75m
3:13AM1.78m
3:51PM1.74m
4:04AM1.75m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.53m
7:59PM0.64m
8:34AM0.56m
8:57PM0.67m
9:27AM0.58m
9:52PM0.69m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<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
1
1
1
1
4
14
20
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
6
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
11
11
10
9
7
7
10
12
10
9
10
11
13
15
12
11
9
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
1174
965
860
439
365
292
285
323
321
281
347
460
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
181
131
75
58
45
38
15
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1
E
9
0.4
N
7
Energy kJ
4
3
152
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
1.4
N
8
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
206
178
188
207
216
247
393
543
908
1519
1860
1655
1532
1093
221
5
29
62
90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
111
111
111
111
111
121
177
176
261
121
136
136
136
176
136
121
0
3
28
3
21
3
21
36
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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