Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 58 | 44 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 165 | 162 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 123 | 156 | 128 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 125 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.28m | 4:47AM2.24m | 5:31PM2.30m | 5:37AM2.23m | 6:16PM2.33m | 6:23AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.90m | 11:05AM0.86m | 11:40PM0.90m | 11:53AM0.86m | 00:27AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 58 | 44 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 165 | 162 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 123 | 156 | 128 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 125 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 207 | 156 | 134 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 211 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 72 | 72 | 44 |
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