Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
16
22
33
20
8
4
4
4
3
6
14
13
12
7
60
21
53
170
150
108
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
N
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:17AM3.65m
9:25PM3.90m
10:01AM3.90m
10:04PM4.09m
10:42AM4.12m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.85m
3:30AM0.74m
3:54PM0.63m
4:06AM0.55m
4:32PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
21
21
14
11
10
10
16
18
18
18
15
13
13
12
17
19
20
18
14
Feels °C
16
16
19
17
10
7
5
6
12
15
15
17
11
9
9
9
15
17
16
14
11
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