Pauanui Beach surf break

Pauanui Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 15 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pauanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pauanui Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
75
131
133
181
235
235
227
223
181
181
115
184
288
106
78
78
78
158
77
74
72
63
155
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:45PM1.87m
6:05AM1.93m
6:43PM1.97m
7:02AM1.97m
7:39PM2.05m
8:00AM2.01m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.61m
12:21PM0.47m
00:46AM0.56m
1:15PM0.43m
1:43AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
8
7
8
8
10
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
21
75
131
133
181
235
235
227
223
181
181
115
184
288
106
78
78
78
158
77
74
72
63
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
70
14
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
110
108
80
78
18
4
55
48
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
6
9
7
9
8
28
31
57
36
32
23
3
8
33
58
51
40
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
63
111
36
73
43
21
3
21
111
111
76
111
43
21
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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