
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44PM3.55m | 3:15AM3.56m | 3:39PM3.38m | 4:22AM3.42m | 5:04PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM1.03m | 8:53PM1.24m | 9:17AM1.22m | 10:14PM1.38m | 10:29AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 8 | N 18 | NNW 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 18 |
3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 100 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 69 | 31 | 31 | 69 | 69 |
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