Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 80 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:39AM2.40m | 11:51PM2.29m | 12:20PM2.31m | 00:34AM2.21m | 1:03PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.75m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.83m | 6:53AM0.79m | 7:35PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | S 3 | N 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 197 | 197 | 162 | 13 | 68 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 78 | 66 | 78 | 78 | 157 | 22 | 78 | 60 | 22 |
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