Pauanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.02° S 175.87° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pauanui Beach sea temperature is

16.3°C

Pauanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	140	136	136	156	178	199	176	176	156	156	136	115	115	82	84	79	79	96	96	54	78	138
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	E	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	3:51PM1.85m					4:18AM1.73m				4:49PM1.82m				5:20AM1.73m				5:45PM1.80m				6:18AM1.76m
Low Tide				10:01PM0.54m				10:19AM0.58m				10:58PM0.52m				11:20AM0.59m				11:54PM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	2
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	20	22	21	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	15	16	16	16	16	18	19	20	18	18	17	18	18	20	21	20	19	19	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 7
kJ	140	136	136	156	178	199	176	176	156	156	136	115	115	82	84	79	79	96	96	54	78	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	ENE 7	N 15
kJ	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	35	33	2	2	5	19	17	48	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 14	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 4	N 6	N 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	32	41	7	51	49	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	111	112	36	36	36	36	3	36	10	0	0	0	0	0	20	57	28	0	111	111	111	121
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel			Kuaotunu	Kuaotunu	Whangapoua	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Kuaotunu	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Waikawau Bay	Whitianga	Whangamata Bar
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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