Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 458 | 327 | 328 | 332 | 462 | 193 | 164 | 114 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:38PM2.37m | 10:54AM2.25m | 11:20PM2.35m | 11:38AM2.23m | 00:03AM2.33m | 12:23PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.78m | 5:09PM0.74m | 5:52AM0.80m | 5:54PM0.80m | 6:39AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — |
mm | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 327 | 2 | 8 | 337 | 193 | 164 | 114 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 14 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 14 | — | N 13 | — | N 10 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 442 | 458 | — | 328 | 332 | 462 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 389 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 202 | 202 | 66 | 202 | 66 | 78 |
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