Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
39
131
154
140
200
317
300
238
150
195
155
124
86
66
45
28
28
16
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:09PM2.39m
2:37AM2.34m
3:21PM2.41m
3:47AM2.37m
4:28PM2.49m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.81m
9:06AM0.68m
9:51PM0.78m
10:15AM0.65m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
8
8
10
9
9
6
8
8
7
7
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