Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
119
91
89
65
44
44
44
37
42
45
33
34
35
30
53
53
51
50
50
49
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:03AM2.61m
7:29PM2.78m
7:54AM2.67m
8:17PM2.81m
8:44AM2.69m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.36m
1:58AM0.45m
2:16PM0.32m
2:46AM0.41m
3:01PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
9
10
9
12
11
9
7
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