Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM2.68m | 6:46AM2.61m | 7:06PM2.74m | 7:35AM2.66m | 7:51PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.51m | 00:47AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.44m | 1:35AM0.47m | 1:53PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NNW 5 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 16 | N 3 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | N 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 49 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 105 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 162 | 162 | 115 | 48 | 22 |
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