Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
6
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
78
78
78
192
53
74
67
67
65
50
49
49
45
56
54
69
55
68
81
108
160
165
119
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
7:02AM1.97m
7:39PM2.05m
8:00AM2.01m
8:33PM2.10m
8:55AM2.04m
9:26PM2.11m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.43m
1:43AM0.52m
2:07PM0.40m
2:38AM0.49m
2:59PM0.37m
3:31AM0.50m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
8
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
80
78
78
78
78
50
74
67
67
65
42
32
31
45
56
54
69
55
68
81
29
18
165
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
15
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
78
18
4
49
3
4
50
49
49
45
33
33
32
15
31
32
4
4
4
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
1
4
32
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
SSE
4
1
E
10
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
1.2
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
26
29
21
3
192
53
62
49
40
43
3
1
4
2
1
108
160
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
111
111
75
111
63
21
21
21
111
111
38
73
43
21
3
3
3
38
0
0
14
28
36
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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