Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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


Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.6
NNW
5
1.5
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
8
0
0
14
21
72
67
18
143
57
136
120
126
247
334
230
205
173
118
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
W
5
NE
0
NE
5
E
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NE
15
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:55PM3.93m
1:10AM3.90m
1:33PM3.76m
1:58AM3.66m
2:17PM3.53m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.61m
6:47PM0.72m
7:07AM0.80m
7:31PM0.95m
7:56AM1.04m
8:32PM1.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
4
6
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
16
13
11
12
13
10
13
10
8
5
4
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