Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 17 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 50 | 52 | 31 | 27 | 394 | 62 | 80 | 176 | 358 | 291 | 206 | 162 | 124 | 114 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:20PM3.27m | 4:11AM3.25m | 5:04PM3.14m | 5:40AM3.23m | 6:55PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:17AM1.43m | 11:40PM1.39m | 11:55AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 6 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | — | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 58 | 60 | 31 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 25 | 124 | 114 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 17 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1006 | 50 | 52 | 162 | 27 | 394 | 62 | 80 | 176 | 358 | 291 | 206 | 162 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 2 | 117 | 117 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 112 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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