Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 126 | 131 | 132 | 200 | 432 | 336 | 226 | 159 | 261 | 150 | 142 | 130 | 105 | 80 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.37m | 2:09PM2.39m | 2:37AM2.34m | 3:21PM2.41m | 3:47AM2.37m | 4:28PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.66m | 8:45PM0.81m | 9:06AM0.68m | 9:51PM0.78m | 10:15AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 226 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 142 | 130 | 105 | 80 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | N 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | — | N 16 | — | NE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 126 | 131 | 132 | 200 | 432 | 336 | — | 159 | 261 | 45 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 280 | 371 | 370 | 371 | 371 | 378 | 378 | 160 | 8 | 263 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
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