
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 50 | 143 | 67 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM3.22m | 6:40AM3.22m | 7:39PM3.42m | 7:52AM3.40m | 8:36PM3.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM1.40m | 00:40AM1.29m | 12:54PM1.35m | 1:49AM1.06m | 2:09PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 15 | N 11 | N 14 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 17 | N 5 | N 5 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | NW 17 | NW 16 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | 27 | 50 | 143 | 67 | 26 | — | — | 12 | 22 | 64 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 100 | 117 | 112 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 97 | 2 | 31 |
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