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Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.3
NW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)8881466677777121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2241385136414980116966170162696867646161605958413737
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
1.78
12:49PM
1.85
1:08AM
1.78
1:36PM
1.83
2:04AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
0.41
6:24AM
0.47
7:01PM
0.40
7:14AM
0.52
7:49PM
0.42
8:10AM
0.57
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:32------
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1------1----------------
Temp. °C181716151516181920191716161618202120171615161920
Feels °C (?)121212111112141415151413121315171818161615161919
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