
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | 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 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
418 | 302 | 190 | 130 | 83 | 55 | 102 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 59 | 78 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | 1:10AM2.38m | 1:38PM2.29m | 2:05AM2.36m | 2:41PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | 7:12PM0.84m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:13PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | 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 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
418 | 302 | 190 | 130 | 83 | 44 | 102 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 59 | 78 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | E 10 | N 13 | N 13 |
— | 45 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | N 11 | E 9 | E 11 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 14 | — | — |
— | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 55 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
30 | 61 | 98 | 91 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 144 | 104 | 131 | 172 | 174 | 131 | 71 | 44 | 18 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 115 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 157 | 264 | 336 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
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