Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is

16.3°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	156	178	176	176	176	156	156	136	115	86	91	84	79	77	112	117	120	80	154	138	163	295	293	209	229	286	214
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide			4:18AM1.73m				4:49PM1.82m				5:20AM1.73m				5:45PM1.80m				6:18AM1.76m				6:38PM1.78m
Low Tide	10:01PM0.54m				10:19AM0.58m				10:58PM0.52m				11:20AM0.59m				11:54PM0.50m				12:17PM0.57m				00:49AM0.48m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	16	17	17	17	20	22	21	19	18	18	17	17	19	18	18	18	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	19	20	19	17	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	18	16	18	19	16	16	16	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	156	178	176	176	176	156	156	136	115	86	91	84	79	77	112	96	120	46	154	138	163	229	229	209	229	131	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 16	N 16	N 13	ENE 8	NE 7
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	35	34	33	2	2	5	19	17	4	4	4	4	17	24	20	4	101	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 14	E 13	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	—	E 12	E 12	—	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 13
kJ	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	6	—	3	3	—	3	5	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 4	NNE 7	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	39	16	117	—	80	—	—	—	295	293	136	139	286	214
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	36	36	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	57	14	0	0	124	111	0	0	261	113	113	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Kuaotunu	Kuaotunu	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Waikawau Bay	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar			Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar				Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1				2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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