Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 91 | 182 | 163 | 163 | 108 | 68 | 59 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.21m | 3:13AM2.20m | 4:03PM2.19m | 4:11AM2.15m | 5:00PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.96m | 9:37AM0.92m | 10:15PM0.98m | 10:30AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 108 | 68 | 59 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | — | 43 | 86 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | N 6 | NNW 7 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 91 | 182 | 163 | 163 | 22 | 58 | 89 | 120 | 110 | 85 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 359 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 134 | 92 | 272 | 264 | 264 | 112 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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