Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
4
0
24
24
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
4
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:25PM3.46m
3:47AM3.61m
4:21PM3.42m
4:51AM3.56m
5:34PM3.43m
6:00AM3.59m
Low Tide
9:29PM1.31m
9:56AM1.21m
10:46PM1.35m
11:02AM1.25m
00:01AM1.26m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
8
8
8
7
6
11
12
8
5
3
2
2
3
8
9
7
5
4
4
4
4
8
Feels °C
11
9
5
5
5
4
2
9
10
5
1
-1
-2
-2
-1
5
6
5
2
1
1
1
1
5
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