Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.9° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNW
18
0.2
NNW
18
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
134
77
56
38
25
15
9
8
8
7
6
5
1
31
30
28
26
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
NW
5
NE
0
NW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:03AM4.11m
10:27PM4.45m
10:48AM4.23m
11:06PM4.46m
11:29AM4.26m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.53m
4:30AM0.31m
4:54PM0.43m
5:10AM0.30m
5:30PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
11
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
11
10
8
7
10
13
14
12
10
8
8
7
9
14
12
11
12
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