Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
E
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
1.6
N
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.4
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.7
NNE
2.1
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)131212121212677778888887777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333129292511225250289356478743701302364287113108103188121301504458
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
10
WNW
10
N
20
N
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
1.88
7:24AM
1.93
7:56PM
1.95
8:17AM
1.94
8:47PM
2.00
9:12AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.50
1:39PM
0.38
2:02AM
0.46
2:28PM
0.35
2:54AM
0.43
3:17PM
0.34
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11--1831-----135--2
Temp. °C151414141818181818181717171919171616171717181715
Feels °C (?)141212111514141414131213171816151615161413141311
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