Surf Forecasts:
Tahunanui bar surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, NNE swell with 187 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tahunanui bar this week:
The surf forecast for Tahunanui bar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tahunanui bar in the next 16 days are 0.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tahunanui bar over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 14 | N 7 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 18 | NW 16 | N 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 20 | NW 18 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 142 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 157 | 74 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | on | off | off | on | off |
High Tide | 1:09PM3.65m | 1:20AM3.89m | 1:51PM3.57m | 2:03AM3.80m | 2:36PM3.50m | 2:52AM3.70m | 3:25PM3.46m | 3:47AM3.61m | 4:21PM3.42m | 4:51AM3.56m | 5:34PM3.43m | 6:00AM3.59m | 7:00PM3.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.92m | 7:20AM1.02m | 7:43PM1.03m | 8:06AM1.07m | 8:29PM1.18m | 8:57AM1.14m | 9:29PM1.31m | 9:56AM1.21m | 10:46PM1.35m | 11:02AM1.25m | 00:01AM1.26m | 12:12PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.08m | ||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | NW 16 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | E 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NE 4 | — | NW 18 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 201 | 142 | 44 | 12 | 66 | 157 | 74 | 48 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | ENE 4 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | — | NW 16 | N 15 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 18 | — | NW 15 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 15 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | N 20 | — | — | — | — | N 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | 78 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 100 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 96 |
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