Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.49m | 4:54AM2.43m | 5:26PM2.59m | 5:53AM2.53m | 6:18PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.65m | 10:56PM0.71m | 11:19AM0.59m | 11:55PM0.62m | 12:17PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 16 | NE 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | N 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 10 | NE 17 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | N 6 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NE 14 | N 5 | — | — | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 25 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 111 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
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