
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | N 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | N 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:36PM3.50m | 2:52AM3.70m | 3:25PM3.46m | 3:47AM3.61m | 4:21PM3.42m | 4:51AM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM1.18m | 8:57AM1.14m | 9:29PM1.31m | 9:56AM1.21m | 10:46PM1.35m | 11:02AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 |
33 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NE 4 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 19 | NW 19 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 18 | — | E 8 | — | N 22 | — | N 21 | NW 20 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
20 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 31 | 31 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 31 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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