Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is

16.6°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	156	156	152	115	115	98	79	68	66	66	62	66	75	120	145	192	262	168	346	280	249	214
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:49PM1.82m				5:20AM1.73m				5:45PM1.80m				6:18AM1.76m				6:38PM1.78m
Low Tide				10:58PM0.52m				11:20AM0.59m				11:54PM0.50m				12:17PM0.57m				00:49AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	5	3	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	22	22	19	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	20	19	18	18	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 6	N 10	N 15	N 15	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	156	156	152	115	115	98	79	68	66	66	62	66	75	120	2	4	17	162	265	280	249	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 6	N 15	N 5	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 11	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	21	23	2	2	12	19	13	4	2	4	2	3	19	20	5	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	—	—	E 12	E 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 16
kJ	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	17	2	4	—	—	3	3	3	4	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 4	N 4	N 6	—	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	19	13	26	—	23	86	145	192	262	168	346	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whitianga 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)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	111	14	0	0	0	0	8	57	57	8	0	20	111	0	28	261	113	113	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel		Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Waikawau Bay	Waikawau Bay	Waikawau Bay	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar		Whangamata Bar	Whitianga				Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2				3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Rock Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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