Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
10
10
7
12
30
55
77
121
154
255
460
518
520
275
240
212
176
144
141
113
110
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:45AM2.38m
2:22PM2.35m
2:49AM2.36m
3:35PM2.38m
3:59AM2.37m
4:45PM2.47m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.65m
8:56PM0.82m
9:20AM0.64m
10:02PM0.78m
10:25AM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
5
7
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
11
9
11
13
12
11
9
10
10
12
12
11
10
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