Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
3.4° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
17
0.1
N
20
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
2
15
23
33
20
7
7
4
4
4
6
13
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM3.40m
8:46PM3.66m
9:17AM3.65m
9:25PM3.90m
10:01AM3.90m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.08m
2:53AM1.00m
3:15PM0.85m
3:30AM0.74m
3:54PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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7:55
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7:57
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Temp °C
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
18
19
21
21
14
12
11
10
17
20
21
20
15
Feels °C
13
15
14
14
12
12
11
9
16
17
19
17
10
8
6
6
13
17
19
18
12
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