Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.13° S 174.01° E

Taronui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taronui Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

Taronui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taronui Bay today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taronui Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Taronui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
2
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)
0.9
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.7
SE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
257
229
230
110
196
74
43
46
26
25
24
24
56
24
24
24
13
8
18
30
30
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:41PM2.19m
00:48AM2.09m
1:24PM2.13m
1:32AM2.03m
2:15PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.83m
6:54PM0.94m
7:07AM0.90m
7:40PM0.98m
7:53AM0.96m
8:30PM1.01m
clear
clear
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
11
9
11
14
14
14
11
11
11
11
14
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
7
3
5
9
8
11
7
8
8
8
11
15
14
14
12
10
9
9
12
12
13
14
14
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