Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
1.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.2
NNW
16
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
30
30
20
20
33
25
24
72
48
33
23
16
10
10
5
2
2
2
0
0
24
24
0
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
5
S
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12AM4.14m
10:45PM4.49m
11:04AM4.20m
11:28PM4.50m
11:52AM4.20m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.52m
4:27PM0.59m
4:46AM0.42m
5:14PM0.52m
5:32AM0.41m
5:56PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
12
9
8
8
7
7
11
13
10
7
6
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
14
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
9
6
5
5
4
4
8
11
9
4
2
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