Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
49
33
33
32
31
17
25
71
88
83
92
63
57
49
39
38
30
24
16
13
14
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:47AM1.92m
00:28AM1.92m
12:41PM1.86m
1:28AM1.88m
1:41PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.52m
5:53PM0.41m
6:31AM0.57m
6:48PM0.47m
7:34AM0.59m
7:47PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
15
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
16
17
14
13
12
6
6
6
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
14
15
16
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
9
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
51
49
33
33
32
12
13
17
71
88
8
92
63
57
49
39
38
30
24
16
13
14
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
8
4
8
10
7
31
17
9
15
7
5
5
36
46
31
22
14
13
8
4
2
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
9
4
3
2
10
9
5
5
5
2
8
7
7
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
52
43
29
26
19
25
3
3
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
111
111
111
111
111
111
28
111
111
111
43
111
111
38
28
0
3
16
111
125
125
125
111
111
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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