Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 124 | 233 | 181 | 302 | 127 | 149 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 116 | 76 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:36PM4.04m | 10:54AM3.84m | 11:09PM4.12m | 11:31AM3.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.84m | 4:30AM0.92m | 5:00PM0.70m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:31PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 181 | 126 | 127 | 149 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 62 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 116 | 76 | 46 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 42 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | N 7 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 61 | 124 | 233 | 276 | 302 | 329 | 388 | 1 | 6 | 86 | 277 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 143 | 95 | 69 |
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