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Tawharanui Surf Forecast
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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 400 | 330 | 136 | 126 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 60 | 57 | 45 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 214 | 388 | 276 | 323 | 146 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:34AM 2.43 | 4:02PM 2.35 | 4:40AM 2.45 | 5:07PM 2.38 | 5:40AM 2.51 | 6:08PM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:23PM 0.68 | 10:09AM 0.77 | 10:30PM 0.71 | 11:11AM 0.74 | 11:34PM 0.69 | 12:09PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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