Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 59 | 88 | 93 | 156 | 180 | 170 | 214 | 111 | 256 | 234 | 234 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:34AM2.61m | 8:05PM2.77m | 8:28AM2.63m | 8:58PM2.79m | 9:23AM2.63m | 9:50PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.44m | 1:57PM0.27m | 2:31AM0.39m | 2:51PM0.24m | 3:26AM0.38m | 3:43PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 88 | 93 | 156 | 180 | 170 | 214 | 111 | 256 | 234 | 234 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | E 12 | — | — | NNE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 22 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 85 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 157 | 107 | 111 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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