Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

16.6°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 7	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	142	150	158	173	136	163	169	169	114	114	99	101	88	71	69	60	45	46	40	43	38	93	136	109	112	131
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:11AM2.38m				3:42PM2.49m					4:14AM2.38m				4:41PM2.50m				5:16AM2.41m				5:35PM2.51m				6:12AM2.46m
Low Tide			9:38AM0.69m					10:17PM0.67m				10:40AM0.71m				11:13PM0.65m				11:37AM0.71m				00:04AM0.63m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	19	19	20	19	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	14	15	14	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	18	17	16	16	18	17	18	18	16	15	14	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 12	N 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 10
kJ	11	150	158	11	47	36	169	169	114	114	99	101	88	71	69	60	45	46	40	39	23	22	4	4	4	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 7	N 7	N 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 15	N 10	N 15
kJ	—	11	11	4	11	11	10	2	35	38	37	37	36	34	8	8	8	15	24	2	10	4	4	4	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 15	—	N 18	N 15	N 18
kJ	—	4	4	4	4	—	—	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	5	5	2	2	5	5	18	—	6	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 4	N 4	N 7	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
kJ	142	118	—	173	136	163	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	58	38	14	10	43	38	93	136	109	112	131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Mangawhai Heads Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	64	64	64	67	67	44	11	1	1	1	60	60	64	64	61	7	7	27	59	102	64	64	61	61	27	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Okupe Beach	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach		Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Baylys Beach	Whananaki Beach	Whananaki Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3		1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	The Box Northland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shag Rock Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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