Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
116
86
85
69
55
54
44
31
31
30
29
21
23
23
23
23
22
23
19
29
58
77
87
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:43AM1.76m
5:18PM1.76m
5:31AM1.75m
6:11PM1.78m
6:17AM1.75m
6:59PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.55m
11:17PM0.63m
11:46AM0.53m
00:06AM0.63m
12:33PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
16
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
13
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
12
11
12
13
15
12
11
12
11
10
11
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
Energy kJ
70
84
72
70
69
53
44
44
31
31
30
29
21
23
23
23
23
22
23
16
10
11
19
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
119
116
86
85
56
55
54
33
31
31
17
17
17
17
7
7
12
3
19
19
19
12
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
9
0.3
NE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
4
8
4
4
3
6
6
6
6
6
5
13
7
19
6
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
17
29
58
77
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
75
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
136
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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