Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 6 am 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 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	45	53	71	75	82	91	103	106	116	136	143	160	171	167	183	200	217	250	250	221	200	174	106	110	74	72
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:08AM1.82m				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	14	15	17	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	16	16	17	16	18	20	20	19	18	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	45	53	71	75	82	91	103	106	116	136	143	160	171	167	183	200	217	250	250	221	200	174	106	110	74	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	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 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	13	13	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	47	37	35	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	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 14	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	5	5	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	6	6	6	6	2	2	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	8	0	0	0	111	121	121	111	28	3	0	73	111	111	111	38	38	36	3	36	14	0	106	111	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar					Whitianga	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach					Matarangi	Matarangi	Kuoatunu Reef	Clark Island	Whangapoua	Clark Island	Clark Island			Whangamata Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1					1	1	1					1	1	1	2	1	2	2			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Westport Breakwater 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	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Clark Island Coromandel	Shag Rock Auckland	The Box Northland	Loisell's East Cape	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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