Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
9
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
11
1.9
N
7
1.7
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
263
254
196
328
1045
1309
1430
1700
1920
1968
1834
1581
1240
1053
902
754
563
447
380
303
254
238
233
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:13AM1.75m
12:16PM1.67m
1:02AM1.74m
1:03PM1.66m
1:50AM1.75m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.63m
6:18AM0.70m
6:21PM0.65m
7:08AM0.71m
7:10PM0.66m
7:58AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
1
5
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
15
14
14
14
13
15
17
18
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
13
12
12
11
9
12
12
14
10
9
10
11
12
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
203
2
196
154
207
1045
1309
1430
1700
1920
1968
1834
1581
1240
1053
902
754
563
447
380
303
254
238
233
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.5
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.1
N
14
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
14
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
61
196
227
229
116
77
48
43
65
44
4
19
26
15
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
1.1
NE
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
406
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
9
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSE
3
Energy kJ
351
263
254
193
328
149
124
85
39
9
14
15
4
5
7
7
7
5
12
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
253
261
261
261
267
106
23
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
139
139
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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