Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03PM2.24m
1:18AM2.15m
1:51PM2.19m
2:06AM2.10m
2:45PM2.16m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.89m
7:41AM0.86m
8:28PM0.94m
8:35AM0.92m
9:22PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
12
12
11
11
13
17
17
15
12
12
11
11
12
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
9
10
8
8
10
15
13
11
9
9
8
8
9
15
13
11
11
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