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Tahunanui Beach

Current Water Quality

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No lifeguards on duty

We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.

Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sun, 8 Nov
No lifeguards on duty

Forecast

Weather

Water temp: 16.9°C

ThuNow
16.1°CCloudy
NE10km/h
Thu11am
16°CRain
ENE9km/h
Thu1pm
15.9°CRain
NE10km/h
Thu3pm
15.8°CRain
NE14km/h
Thu5pm
15.9°CCloudy
NNE15km/h
Thu7pm
16.3°CCloudy
NNE13km/h
Thu9pm
17.4°CCloudy
NNE13km/h
Fri5am
18.2°CCloudy
NNE25km/h
Fri7am
17.7°CCloudy
NNE21km/h
Fri9am
17°CCloudy
NNE18km/h
Fri11am
16.4°CCloudy
ENE10km/h
Fri1pm
16.1°CRain
ENE7km/h
Fri3pm
15.8°CCloudy
ESE7km/h
Fri5pm
15.6°CCloudy
E6km/h
Fri7pm
16.2°CCloudy
E7km/h
Fri9pm
18.6°CShowers
ESE6km/h
Sat5am
17.3°CCloudy
NNE13km/h
Sat7am
16.6°CShowers
NE13km/h
Sat9am
15.7°CCloudy
NE14km/h
Sat11am
15.5°CRain
NNE15km/h
Sat1pm
15°CRain
N11km/h
Sat3pm
14.4°CShowers
N9km/h
Sat5pm
13.5°CCloudy
N8km/h
Sat7pm
15.4°CCloudy
SSW1km/h
Sat9pm
18.4°CCloudy
W7km/h

Tide

Currently outgoing

Thu

1:02pm

Low

0.94m

Thu

7:12pm

High

3.44m

Fri

1:21am

Low

0.88m

Fri

7:34am

High

3.6m

Fri

1:48pm

Low

0.78m

Fri

7:58pm

High

3.58m

Sat

2:06am

Low

0.78m

Sat

8:17am

High

3.69m

Sat

2:29pm

Low

0.66m

Sat

8:40pm

High

3.69m

Sun

2:47am

Low

0.71m

Sun

8:55am

High

3.76m

Beach Info

Tahunanui beach is a location most suited for swimming. There is generally no surf and as the swash gradient of the beach is shallow, surfing and fishing are not popular activities. The beach is a popular place, especially during the summer, with the beach well suited to family usage. There are a wide range of other activities in the ‘fun park’ immediately adjacent to the beach, and good facilities are provided. The beach is patrolled by Nelson Surf Life Saving Club in the weekends of the summer months.

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Hazards

Deep water

Rip Currents

Shallow water

Submerged objects

Sudden drop in water depth

Facilities

Parking

Shops nearby

Toilet block

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