Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.69m | 11:21PM2.55m | 11:48AM2.65m | 00:16AM2.51m | 12:43PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.49m | 5:38AM0.38m | 6:16PM0.54m | 6:33AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 18 | S 3 | N 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 15 | NE 9 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 7 | N 17 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 42 | 59 | 45 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 371 | 371 | 359 | 371 | 264 | 256 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 256 | 72 | 64 | 64 |
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