Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.8
N
8
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
205
200
333
337
287
428
534
516
455
273
163
104
60
58
92
71
73
49
51
49
50
48
48
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:37PM2.43m
11:58AM2.32m
00:22AM2.41m
12:45PM2.30m
1:10AM2.38m
1:38PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.72m
6:16PM0.80m
6:56AM0.71m
7:12PM0.84m
7:48AM0.69m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
2
3
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
8
11
10
10
9
7
7
6
7
9
10
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.7
N
8
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
32
31
31
30
337
29
30
516
455
273
163
104
60
48
92
71
73
49
51
49
50
48
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.4
E
10
0.1
N
18
0.2
N
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
6
30
6
11
30
27
14
24
20
44
14
18
11
6
3
7
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.7
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
11
12
22
37
55
58
10
22
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.8
N
8
2
NNE
8
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
230
205
200
333
319
287
428
534
30
70
47
107
44
22
28
61
52
35
24
16
9
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
1
1
1
5
5
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
Distance (km)
67
67
67
61
65
65
73
72
48
72
115
13
13
0
0
13
13
13
0
0
0
0
73
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
9
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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