Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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Pauanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
156
173
210
210
227
222
206
231
314
384
404
395
254
268
373
250
481
525
492
440
719
695
782
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:16PM2.06m
11:30AM1.95m
00:13AM2.01m
12:26PM1.87m
1:08AM1.94m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.39m
5:21AM0.55m
5:36PM0.44m
6:19AM0.56m
6:30PM0.51m
7:17AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
13
12
12
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
0.4
NNW
10
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
147
156
173
210
210
227
222
206
231
314
2
2
395
254
268
373
193
481
525
492
440
574
35
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
1
NNE
7
1.1
ENE
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
57
2
2
2
2
3
99
250
5
5
50
112
133
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
384
404
719
695
782
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
111
111
43
28
73
73
63
111
111
111
83
83
73
73
73
96
83
83
83
96
96
111
111
96
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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