Pauanui Beach Surf Forecast

/ Coromandel (23 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.02° S 175.87° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (30 May)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (30 May)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).
	Sat 30					Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	23	19	20	28	36	69	108	132	167	240	285	293	310	387	397	477	568	655	778	943	1068	1368	2194	2682
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	6:17AM1.75m				6:59PM1.82m				7:01AM1.75m				7:42PM1.85m				7:44AM1.75m				8:22PM1.86m
Low Tide			12:33PM0.52m				00:54AM0.64m				1:14PM0.51m				1:38AM0.64m				1:53PM0.52m				2:20AM0.64m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	6	6
Temp °C	15	17	17	15	15	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	12	14	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	14	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 14	N 14	—	—
kJ	23	16	17	17	10	18	17	17	17	16	11	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	15	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	N 18	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	N 16	—	—	—
kJ	19	19	19	12	19	10	2	2	2	—	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	5	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 18	N 13	E 9	N 12	N 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	3	1	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10
kJ	6	11	20	28	36	69	108	132	167	240	285	293	310	387	397	477	568	655	778	943	1068	1368	2194	2682
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Taupo Bay Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	5	1
Distance (km)	111	121	128	128	111	136	136	245	253	261	261	261	253	136	261	261	261	261	261	261	261	261	298	267
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Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	8

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