Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2
N
7
2.4
NNE
8
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
42
24
21
13
13
23
60
208
658
748
742
779
396
623
297
326
371
279
163
83
78
75
70
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
50
NE
35
NE
40
N
35
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
10
SSE
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM2.53m
1:46PM2.38m
2:06AM2.44m
2:43PM2.32m
2:59AM2.36m
3:42PM2.28m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.65m
8:10PM0.78m
8:39AM0.71m
9:05PM0.85m
9:29AM0.77m
9:59PM0.89m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
9
11
5
1
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
9
7
9
8
10
11
8
9
9
10
11
14
10
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
1.6
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
7
5
24
21
13
13
22
314
192
154
117
86
163
83
78
75
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
2
4
6
6
6
3
3
82
78
52
23
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.8
NE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
65
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.7
E
7
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2
N
7
2.4
NNE
8
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
7
1.7
N
7
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSW
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
42
2
2
5
9
23
60
208
658
748
742
779
396
623
297
326
371
279
17
40
41
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
1
2
4
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
64
64
48
64
64
64
64
67
102
349
351
355
355
86
168
216
65
86
64
0
80
78
22
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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