Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
22
11
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
14
17
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM2.31m
5:40AM2.25m
6:05PM2.41m
6:27AM2.37m
6:47PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.89m
11:40PM0.86m
12:01PM0.80m
00:25AM0.76m
12:46PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
4
5
6
7
7
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
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