Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is

16.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 6	NNE 6	N 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	123	125	132	160	160	140	156	171	211	242	276	250	250	223	176	152	132	91	82	84	74	59	57	73	177	262	212
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:13AM1.76m				3:51PM1.85m					4:18AM1.73m				4:49PM1.82m				5:20AM1.73m				5:45PM1.80m				6:18AM1.76m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.55m					10:01PM0.54m				10:19AM0.58m				10:58PM0.52m				11:20AM0.59m				11:54PM0.50m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	20	19	17	17	16	17	20	21	20	19	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	16	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	17	18	20	21	20	17	17	16	18	20	20	19	19	16	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 7	NE 8	ENE 8	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	123	125	132	160	160	140	156	171	211	242	276	250	250	223	176	152	132	91	82	84	74	43	57	50	17	200	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	NE 8	N 16	N 15	NE 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	31	32	45	2	59	5	19	9	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	N 18	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	N 7	—	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	48	58	56	—	43	—	39	73	177	262	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Donut Island Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	96	83	73	96	128	121	111	36	36	36	36	0	0	63	21	0	0	0	0	38	121	112	28	8	28	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel								Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Clark Island		Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Orakawa			Whitianga	Onemana	Whitianga	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)								1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Shag Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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