Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
2
4
2
6
6
1
3
7
36
51
119
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM3.26m
5:14AM3.18m
6:09PM3.22m
6:40AM3.22m
7:39PM3.42m
Low Tide
9:55AM1.28m
11:07PM1.39m
11:19AM1.40m
00:40AM1.29m
12:54PM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
10
12
11
11
9
8
8
7
9
11
13
12
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
6
4
4
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
6
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