Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 66 | 94 | 101 | 121 | 125 | 129 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.51m | 12:43PM2.60m | 1:12AM2.45m | 1:41PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.54m | 6:33AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.60m | 7:31AM0.55m | 8:17PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 18 | S 3 | N 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 7 | N 17 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 66 | 94 | 101 | 121 | 125 | 129 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 102 | 102 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 359 | 64 | 64 | 256 | 203 |
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