Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 166 | 452 | 561 | 621 | 355 | 206 | 226 | 230 | 200 | 233 | 434 | 804 | 763 | 698 | 554 | 509 | 395 | 290 | 176 | 119 | 73 | 46 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM2.46m | 11:14AM2.33m | 11:37PM2.43m | 11:58AM2.32m | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:27PM0.75m | 6:08AM0.72m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 21 | N 18 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 230 | 554 | 509 | 395 | 290 | 176 | 119 | 73 | 38 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 69 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 166 | 452 | 561 | 621 | 355 | 206 | 226 | 230 | 200 | 233 | 434 | 804 | 763 | 698 | 99 | 173 | 200 | 240 | 181 | 71 | 51 | 41 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 294 | 8 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 92 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 72 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 80 | 13 |
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