Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 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	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	71	75	82	88	103	106	112	136	140	140	140	171	216	273	292	300	300	244	194	189	101	93	94	88
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	SE	S	S	SSE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:53PM1.88m				3:13AM1.76m				3:51PM1.85m					4:18AM1.73m				4:49PM1.82m				5:20AM1.73m
Low Tide	8:14AM0.50m				9:02PM0.56m				9:15AM0.55m					10:01PM0.54m				10:19AM0.58m				10:58PM0.52m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	18	18	18	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	17	18	19	20	19	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 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	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8
kJ	71	75	82	88	103	106	112	136	140	140	140	171	216	273	292	300	300	244	194	189	101	93	94	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	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 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	61	47	47	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	2	2	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	96	112	121	121	95	8	0	8	111	112	111	111	36	36	0	3	3	3	0	21	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel						Whitianga	Tairua Beach	Whitianga					Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Clark Island	Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Whangamata Bar	Orakawa	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)						1	1	1					1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge 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	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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