Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 122 | 112 | 89 | 108 | 95 | 76 | 54 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.53m | 8:28AM2.59m | 8:46PM2.59m | 9:16AM2.66m | 9:36PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.58m | 2:20AM0.46m | 2:46PM0.50m | 3:08AM0.38m | 3:34PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 108 | 95 | 76 | 54 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 122 | 112 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 33 | 22 | 102 | 209 | 148 | 160 | 497 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 370 | 107 | 371 |
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