Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 80 | 80 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM3.35m | 7:04PM3.50m | 7:24AM3.46m | 8:02PM3.65m | 8:19AM3.61m | 8:48PM3.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM1.30m | 1:22AM1.06m | 1:42PM1.16m | 2:13AM0.93m | 2:34PM1.00m | 2:56AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NW 13 | W 12 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | N 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | NW 15 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 117 | 97 | 2 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 117 | 106 | 123 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 23 | 97 |
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