Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 18 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 3 | NW 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 5 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM4.12m | 00:52AM4.23m | 1:19PM3.99m | 1:34AM4.01m | 2:00PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.50m | 6:35PM0.64m | 6:58AM0.67m | 7:12PM0.81m | 7:41AM0.89m | 7:50PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 16 | ENE 5 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 18 | — | — | W 6 | — | N 7 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 15 | E 5 | — | — | NW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | NW 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 101 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 69 | 69 |
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