Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is

16.1°C

Tahunanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 5	N 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	19	26	39	52	64	72	39	22	22	18	28	29	19	27	20	23	23	23	23	52	53	74	45	73	32	11
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	NE	ESE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NE	E	ENE	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:19AM3.61m				8:48PM3.79m				9:09AM3.76m				9:29PM3.90m				9:53AM3.90m					10:06PM3.96m
Low Tide	2:13AM0.93m				2:34PM1.00m				2:56AM0.82m				3:17PM0.86m				3:35AM0.75m				3:54PM0.78m					4:12AM0.72m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:15
mm	7	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	18	16	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	15	14	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 16	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NW 15	—	N 14	NW 15	N 5	N 4	N 6
kJ	2	2	2	5	—	—	39	22	22	18	28	29	19	2	2	23	23	23	23	9	—	4	8	23	10	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 10	—	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NW 16	—	—	—	N 14	N 15	N 15	N 14
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	7	7	7	6	2	—	5	5	5	5	10	—	—	—	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 9	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	—	—	—	N 10	N 14	—	N 16	—	—	—	—	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	4	4	4	2	—	—	—	2	4	—	5	—	—	—	—	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 5	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 5	N 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—
kJ	19	26	39	52	64	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	20	—	—	—	—	52	53	74	45	73	32	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	2
Distance (km)	100	100	166	117	117	100	31	97	31	23	31	175	100	100	97	97	97	97	23	186	112	100	100	2	12	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay							Whangamoa		Whangamoa	Whangamoa	Whangamoa								Delaware Bay (East end)					Outer Cut	Schnappers Point
Rating (10 max)							1		1	1	1								1					1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fairway Reef Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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