Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 204 | 169 | 191 | 156 | 124 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.61m | 10:43PM2.74m | 11:10AM2.57m | 11:34PM2.68m | 12:02PM2.52m | 00:25AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.32m | 5:12AM0.45m | 5:24PM0.43m | 6:05AM0.52m | 6:17PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 207 | 204 | 169 | 191 | 156 | 124 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 20 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 8 | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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