Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.55m | 11:17AM2.51m | 11:41PM2.49m | 12:07PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.63m | 5:15AM0.55m | 5:36PM0.69m | 6:05AM0.58m | 6:35PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 4 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 4 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 2 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 202 | 336 | 295 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 359 | 359 | 107 | 279 | 359 | 359 | 48 | 359 | 359 | 372 | 38 | 0 |
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