Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.8° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
11
80
118
82
84
0
22
22
22
2
0
0
1
1
7
71
108
50
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:24PM4.10m
1:47AM3.83m
2:13PM3.88m
2:45AM3.59m
3:12PM3.64m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.70m
7:52AM0.84m
8:20PM0.97m
8:49AM1.03m
9:35PM1.18m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
12
9
6
6
7
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
7
11
12
15
15
13
Feels °C
7
4
2
2
3
4
8
6
7
8
9
9
7
5
9
8
11
13
12
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