Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
8
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
194
203
151
118
183
327
354
316
321
313
244
237
217
188
115
73
71
57
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:45PM2.59m
6:08AM2.53m
6:38PM2.70m
7:03AM2.61m
7:29PM2.78m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.62m
12:33PM0.44m
1:07AM0.52m
1:27PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
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