Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
14
14
13
39
160
278
206
206
314
126
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
WSW
5
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
0
ESE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
3:06AM3.57m
3:27PM3.44m
3:59AM3.37m
4:21PM3.29m
5:00AM3.22m
5:32PM3.21m
Low Tide
9:16AM1.33m
9:32PM1.51m
10:12AM1.49m
10:52PM1.66m
11:13AM1.59m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
8
4
Temp °C
7
7
8
12
12
10
9
8
7
7
7
11
12
10
9
8
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
3
3
5
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
10
9
8
6
8
9
8
7
12
10
10
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