Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:39PM2.64m | 8:12AM2.62m | 8:24PM2.63m | 8:56AM2.63m | 9:07PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.55m | 2:07AM0.51m | 2:28PM0.53m | 2:49AM0.49m | 3:10PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNE 10 | N 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | E 6 | N 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 86 | 64 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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