Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.6
NNE
5
2.2
NNW
10
1.4
N
10
1.2
N
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
13
13
13
22
49
77
128
885
354
249
443
475
171
108
102
78
78
55
36
34
21
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
10
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:22AM3.42m
5:04PM3.26m
5:41AM3.39m
6:54PM3.38m
7:01AM3.50m
8:09PM3.71m
Low Tide
10:29AM1.36m
11:41PM1.36m
11:54AM1.37m
00:58AM1.19m
1:20PM1.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
3
13
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
12
10
10
9
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
10
10
8
8
7
5
8
10
10
10
8
8
7
8
9
12
10
9
9
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