Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
6.5
ENE
4
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.3
NNE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.5
N
1.2
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141415151414141413121211111011101010667714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351836748084869894001077596449563149015993306617023962681911911411411081671279485215
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
55
ESE
50
E
50
ESE
40
SE
45
SW
40
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
2.10
2:02AM
2.15
2:15PM
2.08
3:05AM
2.18
3:19PM
2.11
4:04AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.96
7:52PM
0.93
8:40AM
0.96
8:53PM
0.94
9:36AM
0.92
9:55PM
0.90
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:58-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----61387231321-------3----
Temp. °C191919191920212020202019191818171820211817171616
Feels °C (?)121212131312151315151513141416161718191614151414
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