Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
3.3° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.3
N
6
0.7
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
12
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
20
89
92
53
24
79
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:49PM3.98m
1:09AM3.58m
1:23PM3.81m
1:51AM3.46m
2:00PM3.61m
2:38AM3.34m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.99m
6:40PM1.03m
7:15AM1.11m
7:16PM1.15m
7:57AM1.22m
7:58PM1.29m
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clear
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5:58
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8:22
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Temp °C
12
11
16
17
16
15
14
12
12
12
16
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
15
17
19
18
14
13
12
14
Feels °C
10
9
15
14
14
15
13
11
11
11
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
17
17
13
12
11
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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