Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 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 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.8
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
222
275
216
318
351
287
290
230
250
374
1045
1309
1548
1674
2053
2113
1765
1497
1240
1071
902
767
671
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:26PM1.78m
11:33AM1.69m
00:13AM1.75m
12:16PM1.67m
1:02AM1.74m
1:03PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.67m
5:36PM0.63m
6:18AM0.70m
6:21PM0.65m
7:08AM0.71m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
3
9
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
12
10
9
11
12
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.4
NE
9
0.1
N
11
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
Energy kJ
216
222
275
216
2
2
287
2
230
250
374
1045
1309
1548
1674
2053
2113
1765
1497
1240
1071
902
767
671
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
ENE
14
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.1
N
14
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
60
61
2
129
210
134
74
44
70
28
51
47
40
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
0.8
N
5
1.8
NE
7
1.1
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.6
SW
4
0.6
NW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
27
318
351
33
290
80
165
250
60
102
10
34
23
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
245
128
136
136
136
261
261
261
261
267
57
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
3
0
0
139
139
139
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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