Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
1.5
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
9
8
15
15
26
26
26
124
232
267
186
198
189
159
128
100
75
91
95
131
143
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:55PM2.53m
1:23AM2.43m
1:53PM2.48m
2:23AM2.38m
2:57PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.52m
7:26PM0.69m
7:45AM0.59m
8:29PM0.74m
8:48AM0.66m
9:34PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
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6:52
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6:52
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7:24
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7:25
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3
4
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
11
10
11
12
6
5
4
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
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