Tahunanui Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.28° S 173.24° E

Tahunanui Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.6° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.2
NNW
15
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.5
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
22
7
2
1
1
1
10
69
104
69
129
36
41
66
49
72
106
106
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:13PM3.88m
2:45AM3.59m
3:12PM3.64m
3:53AM3.39m
4:25PM3.45m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.97m
8:49AM1.03m
9:35PM1.18m
9:54AM1.20m
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Temp °C
11
11
10
9
9
7
11
12
15
15
12
11
10
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16
17
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
5
9
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11
13
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10
8
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12
12
14
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