Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 28 | 45 | 39 | 83 | 85 | 176 | 77 | 17 | 58 | 27 | 106 | 200 | 214 | 419 | 78 | 61 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51AM3.46m | 2:00PM3.61m | 2:38AM3.34m | 2:45PM3.41m | 3:31AM3.24m | 3:42PM3.27m | 4:32AM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM1.22m | 7:58PM1.29m | 8:42AM1.31m | 8:48PM1.44m | 9:31AM1.39m | 9:51PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 12 | NNW 5 | N 11 | — | — | N 17 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 128 | 78 | 61 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 6 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 8 | — | N 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 15 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | 45 | 39 | 83 | 85 | 176 | 77 | 17 | 58 | 27 | 106 | 200 | 214 | 419 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 50 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 123 | 117 | 117 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 69 | 101 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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