Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
70
92
169
284
384
111
92
60
46
33
33
32
21
19
12
11
11
9
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:51PM2.47m
8:04AM2.37m
8:30PM2.52m
8:45AM2.41m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.72m
2:13AM0.78m
2:26PM0.66m
2:53AM0.72m
3:04PM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
11
12
13
14
12
11
12
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
6
6
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