Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 56 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 58 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:14AM2.39m | 5:01PM2.47m | 5:20AM2.46m | 6:01PM2.59m | 6:21AM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.75m | 10:41AM0.54m | 11:22PM0.67m | 11:44AM0.46m | 00:24AM0.58m | 12:46PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 5 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 56 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 64 | 22 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 101 | 81 | 67 | 102 | 359 | 174 | 67 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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