Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:51PM3.57m | 2:03AM3.80m | 2:36PM3.50m | 2:52AM3.70m | 3:25PM3.46m | 3:47AM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM1.03m | 8:06AM1.07m | 8:29PM1.18m | 8:57AM1.14m | 9:29PM1.31m | 9:56AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 31 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | ENE 5 | NW 16 | ENE 5 | NW 15 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | NW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 48 | 29 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 100 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 97 | 74 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
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