Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (11 Sep):
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 4 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 17 | NNW 5 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45AM4.09m | 10:04PM4.32m | 10:25AM4.21m | 10:40PM4.34m | 11:02AM4.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.39m | 3:52PM0.49m | 4:07AM0.30m | 4:27PM0.40m | 4:43AM0.31m | 4:59PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 5 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 92 | 86 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 3 | — | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 17 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 102 | 112 | 69 | 2 | 69 | 69 | 160 | 129 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 112 | 95 | 31 | 98 |
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