Tahunanui Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Tahunanui Beach

Issued: 11 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (03 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
8
1.5
N
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
9
14
10
9
9
10
4
15
135
92
141
149
73
71
85
93
89
289
575
506
220
188
155
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
WSW
5
N
0
NNW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
W
0
SSW
0
E
0
NE
0
S
0
SSE
0
E
0
NW
5
N
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SE
5
SSW
0
S
5
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM3.68m
11:41PM3.94m
12:03PM3.63m
00:17AM3.81m
12:44PM3.56m
00:57AM3.69m
Low Tide
5:31PM1.03m
5:32AM1.04m
6:12PM1.06m
6:10AM1.11m
6:52PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
13
13
12
10
8
7
7
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNW
4
0.6
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.2
NNE
11
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Energy kJ
15
9
14
10
9
9
10
1
15
61
92
85
73
73
71
85
93
89
12
297
266
220
188
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
16
7
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
2
2
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
14
3
6
3
3
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
NW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
N
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
Energy kJ
1
13
135
141
149
289
575
506
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2
100
100
100
100
97
100
100
100
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
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