
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 15 | N 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 51 | 101 | 111 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 130 | 94 | 209 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 108 | 69 | 77 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM4.10m | 11:17PM3.91m | 11:44AM4.13m | 11:54PM3.82m | 12:17PM4.09m | 00:31AM3.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.73m | 5:01PM0.78m | 5:22AM0.78m | 5:34PM0.84m | 5:58AM0.87m | 6:06PM0.92m | 6:35AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 78 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 77 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 17 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
8 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 101 | 111 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 130 | 94 | 209 | 65 | 150 | — | 108 | 245 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 69 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 102 | 101 | 31 | 112 | 100 | 100 |
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