Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
18
0.3
ENE
2
0.1
NW
17
0.1
N
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
15
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
6
1
0
1
0
0
2
5
2
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
2
0
14
12
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM4.17m
1:09AM4.06m
1:35PM4.02m
1:54AM3.84m
2:17PM3.79m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.47m
7:06AM0.61m
7:29PM0.67m
7:53AM0.83m
8:19PM0.95m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:30
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7:30
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7:32
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
10
8
6
6
11
15
15
13
11
11
9
9
13
18
20
17
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
9
5
2
1
7
11
12
12
8
8
6
5
9
15
17
12
9
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