
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | N 18 | ENE 2 | NW 17 | N 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 4 | N 16 | NNW 4 | N 15 | NNW 5 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 5 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 8 | N 16 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | — | NW 17 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NW 16 | N 8 |
— | 6 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 117 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 117 | 69 | 101 | 100 |
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