Pauanui, New Zealand

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About Pauanui

Pauanui is a town in Waikato Region, New Zealand. From Pauanui you can reach 10 surf spots. The nearest is pauanui, a surf spot 3.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TRG, 76 km away.

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Staying in Pauanui

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TRG, 76 km, Auckland International Airport (AKL), 96 km, HLZ, 103 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pauanui.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Pauanui each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Pauanui too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Clark Island19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Whangamatā, 5 km

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Clark Island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	17°C

Fudabarer19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Whangamatā, 5 km

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fudabarer, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	17°C

Donut Island19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Whangamatā, 5 km

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Donut Island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	17°C

Mania reef6.5 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mania reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 s	7kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 s	13kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 s	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 s	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	5kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	18°C

Sailors Grave6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Tairua, 2 km

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sailors Grave, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	18°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	7kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	22°C

Double Brown19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Whangamatā, 4 km

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Double Brown, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	19°C

Whangamata Estuary17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Whangamatā, 4 km

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Whangamata Estuary, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 shollow	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 shollow	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 s	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 shollow	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	19°C

Onemana12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Whangamatā, 7 km

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Onemana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	6kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°C

Opotere7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Opotere, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 shollow	4kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the east, 0 knots	20°C

pauanui3.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tairua, 2 km

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at pauanui, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	18°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	6kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pauanui, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Pauanui

Miha Restaurant at Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort1.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits