Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 5 | N 14 | NNW 4 | N 14 | NNW 4 | N 13 | N 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 75 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 113 | 244 | 161 | 105 | 66 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:07PM3.93m | 9:31AM3.84m | 9:40PM4.13m | 10:09AM4.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.79m | 3:08AM0.79m | 3:28PM0.59m | 3:41AM0.56m | 4:02PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 12 | — | 244 | 161 | 105 | 66 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | NW 14 | N 14 | NW 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 75 | — | — | 106 | 113 | 946 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 2 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 265 | 368 | 112 | 2 |
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