Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
2
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
14
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
0.6
N
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
240
418
609
934
1343
715
367
219
142
117
89
63
44
34
11
36
0
0
56
216
199
129
90
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
15
NNW
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:28PM3.72m
00:41AM3.94m
1:09PM3.65m
1:20AM3.89m
1:51PM3.57m
2:03AM3.80m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.86m
6:37AM0.98m
7:04PM0.92m
7:20AM1.02m
7:43PM1.03m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
2
2
3
11
1
1
3
3
7
2
4
12
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
12
14
11
10
11
12
13
10
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
5
12
10
9
10
11
9
7
5
5
4
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.6
N
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
715
367
219
142
117
89
63
44
29
46
36
73
67
56
216
199
129
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
N
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SW
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
10
10
6
14
34
11
6
1
15
41
40
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
N
8
0.4
NW
16
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
9
4
5
66
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
118
240
418
609
934
1343
3
9
20
37
95
119
25
2
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
6
5
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
117
122
132
139
15
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
100
2
100
100
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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