Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:11AM2.47m | 8:29PM2.56m | 8:55AM2.56m | 9:13PM2.61m | 9:39AM2.61m | 9:58PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.60m | 2:51AM0.55m | 3:12PM0.54m | 3:35AM0.47m | 3:55PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | E 12 | N 5 | N 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | N 5 | E 13 | E 12 | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | E 15 | NW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 34 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 369 | 115 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 86 | 131 | 122 | 336 | 131 | 336 | 202 | 202 |
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