Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is

16.9°C

Pauanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	66	106	142	64	122	67	342	348	224	204	168	94	72	104	77	84	105	105	105	62	111	91	120	113	116	100	90
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	W	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			6:18AM1.76m				6:38PM1.78m					7:13AM1.80m				7:27PM1.78m				8:03AM1.84m				8:12PM1.78m
Low Tide	11:54PM0.50m				12:17PM0.57m				00:49AM0.48m					1:10PM0.55m				1:39AM0.46m				2:00PM0.55m				2:24AM0.44m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	1	2	2	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	2	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	20	18	17	16	15	15	15	18	20	21	20	16	15	14	15	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	18	17	17	17	17	15	15	14	15	15	15	17	17	18	18	15	15	14	15	17	18	18	17	15	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 7	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 13
kJ	66	106	106	61	122	67	220	266	224	204	168	94	68	104	77	84	105	105	105	62	111	91	120	113	116	100	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 13	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 6	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 7	NNE 13	N 6	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	E 10
kJ	17	4	2	2	4	17	19	20	5	3	3	47	19	40	40	29	20	20	20	32	34	38	33	33	16	16	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 11	N 11	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 13	E 11	—	—	NNE 14	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 13	—	NNE 13	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 19
kJ	2	2	4	4	2	2	6	3	4	5	5	14	2	—	—	41	2	5	5	18	—	34	2	8	8	2	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	—	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 6	—	—	—	E 2	N 6	—	—	N 6	—	—	NNE 6
kJ	23	—	142	64	108	56	342	348	—	—	—	—	72	57	44	41	—	—	—	1	60	—	—	38	—	—	90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Hicks Bay East Cape	Red Beach Auckland	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Matarangi Coromandel	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	95	0	0	0	261	223	113	14	0	0	0	0	28	28	8	0	0	3	38	111	38	83	121	136	95	95	136
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel		Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar				Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Waikawau Bay	Waikawau Bay	Waikawau Bay	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island	Matarangi		Matarangi
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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