Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.6
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
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
85
69
55
54
43
31
31
30
29
21
23
23
23
23
22
23
19
23
12
23
69
118
159
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
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
00:54AM0.64m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
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5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
13
12
13
14
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
12
13
15
13
11
10
11
9
11
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NE
8
0.4
E
4
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
72
70
69
53
44
43
31
31
30
29
21
23
23
23
23
22
23
16
23
6
10
18
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
86
85
56
55
54
33
31
31
17
17
17
17
7
7
12
1
2
19
19
10
19
6
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
8
4
4
3
6
6
6
6
6
5
13
7
19
19
1
2
12
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
3
13
12
23
69
118
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
90
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
136
136
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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