
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 59 | 109 | 123 | 59 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:45AM2.41m | 9:09PM2.55m | 9:27AM2.44m | 9:49PM2.55m | 10:09AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.62m | 3:33AM0.67m | 3:42PM0.62m | 4:13AM0.64m | 4:21PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 12 | ENE 5 |
12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 123 | 59 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 5 | NE 12 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 7 | NE 14 |
10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
— | 1 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 59 | 109 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 183 |
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