Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
19
0.2
E
18
0.3
E
18
0.4
E
18
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
4
10
9
9
9
8
8
4
4
4
16
17
28
26
56
96
94
92
89
81
78
74
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:18AM2.60m
7:48PM2.77m
8:12AM2.65m
8:39PM2.81m
9:05AM2.67m
9:30PM2.81m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.49m
1:43PM0.31m
2:17AM0.42m
2:36PM0.26m
3:09AM0.39m
3:24PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
14
12
13
11
11
11
10
12
14
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
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