Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.15m | 5:49PM2.26m | 5:55AM2.19m | 6:32PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.99m | 11:24AM0.94m | 00:00AM0.96m | 12:17PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NNW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tawharanui surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest