Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
53
60
62
66
66
75
80
80
85
117
117
140
148
173
183
197
182
181
255
223
210
173
173
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:41PM2.55m
2:10AM2.41m
2:41PM2.51m
3:11AM2.38m
3:42PM2.49m
4:14AM2.38m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.55m
8:17PM0.65m
8:33AM0.63m
9:18PM0.67m
9:38AM0.69m
10:17PM0.67m
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
15
16
15
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